Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Polk County in western North Carolina... Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Union County in Upstate South Carolina... Northeastern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina... Northwestern York County in Upstate South Carolina... Northern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina... Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 749 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Columbus to near Inman to Spartanburg to near Pauline, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Shelby, Morganton, Gaffney, Lincolnton, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Columbus, Kings Mountain and Cherryville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SPARTANBURG, SC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... GASTON, NC ... CHEROKEE, SC ... GREENVILLE, SC ... LINCOLN, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... YORK, SC ... RUTHERFORD, NC ... POLK, NC ... UNION, SC
Instructions:
Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area. Seek shelter inside an interior room. These storms are also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over the road. 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