North Carolina Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 15:39

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 6:39PM EDT until May 27 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 3:39pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 639 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Gastonia, or near Bessemer City, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Gastonia, Mt Holly, Belmont, Bessemer City, Dallas, Stanley, Cramerton, Lowell, Ranlo, and Mcadenville.
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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC