BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
156 PM EDT Sun May 1 2022
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Southwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 155 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles east of
Marion, or near Lake James State Park, moving east at 15 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...
Morganton, Marion, Gamewell, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Lake James State
Park, Table Rock, South Mountains State Park, Lake James and Nebo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small
areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter
inside an interior room.
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 Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.
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LAT...LON 3597 8160 3557 8155 3556 8166 3558 8169
3555 8169 3557 8206 3576 8208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 263DEG 12KT 3568 8190
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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