Tornado Watch 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 69 IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA
ALEXANDER CATAWBA CLEVELAND
GASTON IREDELL LINCOLN
IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
BURKE CALDWELL POLK
RUTHERFORD
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BETHLEHEM, COLUMBUS, CROUSE,
ELLENDALE, FOREST CITY, GASTONIA, GRANITE FALLS, HICKORY,
HIDDENITE, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON,
MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEWTON,
PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALUDA, SAWMILLS,
SHELBY, SPINDALE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STONY POINT,
TAYLORSVILLE, TRYON, AND VALDESE.
Address/Location
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
198 N Washington St
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-287-6247