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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday June 26th, 2018 :: 03:39 p.m. EDT

Advisory

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 6/25/2018 5:22 PM to 6:00 PM EDT for Rutherford County. More information.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
522 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Western Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Central Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 521 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of Taylorsville to 5 miles north
of Forest City, moving east at 30 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...
Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton, Newton, Taylorsville, St. Stephens,
Conover, Longview, Sawmills and Granite Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.

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.

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LAT...LON 3605 8069 3542 8135 3542 8146 3536 8141
3529 8148 3545 8214 3603 8137 3600 8133
3603 8127 3603 8107 3606 8097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 273DEG 26KT 3602 8111 3541 8185

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

Address/Location
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
198 N Washington St
Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-287-6247

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