North Carolina, South Carolina Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/01/2026 14:26

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 1 at 5:26PM EDT until August 1 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 1, 2026 - 2:26pm
Expires: 
August 1, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southwestern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Northeastern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast of Shelby, or near Grover, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Kings Mountain, Grover, Crowders Mountain State Park, and Bessemer City.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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: 
Cleveland, NC; Gaston, NC; Cherokee, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov