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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Thursday June 2nd, 2022 :: 05:16 p.m. EDT

Advisory

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RUTHERFORD COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT

ULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
514 PM EDT Thu Jun 2 2022

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
  Eastern Polk County in western North Carolina...
  Southwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
  Rutherfordton, moving east at 20 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...
  Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Boiling Springs NC,
  Ellenboro, Lattimore, Mooresboro, Bostic, Cliffside and Henrietta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.

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LAT...LON 3518 8162 3519 8212 3537 8213 3546 8166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 264DEG 18KT 3529 8199 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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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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