Tornado Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 503 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Gastonia, or near Lowell, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.
* This dangerous storm will be near... Ranlo, Mt Holly and Lake Wylie around 510 PM EDT. Dallas around 520 PM EDT. Stanley and High Shoals around 530 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this dangerous thunderstorm include Crowders and Lucia.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GASTON, NC
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. A brief, weak tornado is likely. Mobile homes could be flipped. Falling trees can cause death or serious injury, and major damage to houses. Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Address/Location
City of Bessemer City
132 W Virginia Ave
Bessemer City, NC 28016
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 704-629-5542
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning