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. && 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 $$
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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