Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 4:26PM EDT until August 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 1:26pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Gastonia, or 4 miles north of Bessemer City, moving east at 5
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Gastonia, Bessemer City, South Gastonia, Dallas, Stanley,
Cramerton, Lowell, Ranlo, High Shoals, and Mcadenville.
Instruction:
Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small
areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter
inside an interior room.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by
posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.
Area Description:
Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov