North Carolina, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 16:42

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 7:42PM EDT until July 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 4:42pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 742 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Huntersville to 10 miles northwest of Gastonia to 4 miles north of Shelby, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Shelby, Central Charlotte, Kings Mountain, Mt Holly, Belmont, Cherryville, Bessemer City, South Gastonia, and Clover.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cleveland, NC; Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC; Mecklenburg, NC; Rutherford, NC; Cherokee, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov