Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 28 at 4:53PM EDT until August 28 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 28, 2026 - 1:53pm
Expires:
August 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gastonia, or
over Dallas, moving southeast at 10 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, Dallas, Stanley, Cramerton, Lowell, Ranlo,
Mcadenville, and Crowders Mountain State Park.
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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Gaston, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov