Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM 
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Eastern York County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 845 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Lincolnton to near Gastonia to 5 miles east of York, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Charlotte, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Concord, Statesville, and Lincolnton.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LINCOLN, NC ... MECKLENBURG, NC ... ROWAN, NC ... YORK, SC ... IREDELL, NC ... CABARRUS, NC ... CATAWBA, NC ... GASTON, NC
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