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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday June 14th, 2022 :: 06:58 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
655 AM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
  Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Mitchell County in western North Carolina...
  Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Yancey County in western North Carolina...
  Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Western Cabarrus County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  McDowell County in western North Carolina...
  Southern Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
  Avery County in western North Carolina...
  Northeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
  Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Northern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southwestern Rowan County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 745 AM EDT.

* At 655 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles southeast of Erwin to 12 miles north of
  Morganton to 4 miles southwest of Kannapolis, moving south at 25
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Uptown Charlotte, Huntersville, Kannapolis, Hickory, Downtown
  Concord, Statesville, Lenoir, Morganton, Newton and Lincolnton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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 3611 8181 3612 8162 3577 8068 3519 8052
      3521 8055 3508 8072 3548 8171 3571 8243
      3608 8241 3616 8222 3610 8208 3620 8198
      3621 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1055Z 352DEG 23KT 3608 8233 3590 8178 3546 8069 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE....75 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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