Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:53PM EDT until August 6 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 1:53pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
North central York County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 453 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of
Gastonia, or near South Gastonia, moving north at 20 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...
Gastonia, Lincolnton, Bessemer City, South Gastonia, Clover,
Dallas, Stanley, Cramerton, Lowell, and Ranlo.
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:
Gaston, NC; Lincoln, NC; York, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov