New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 6/16/2022 3:13 PM to 4:00 PM EDT for Rutherford County, NC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
313 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 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...
Northern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 313 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles south of Rutherfordton to 13 miles west of
Spartanburg, 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...
Spartanburg, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Columbus, Boiling Springs
SC, Spindale, Duncan, Lyman, Landrum and Cowpens.
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.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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 3542 8170 3535 8170 3522 8176 3519 8177
3518 8176 3518 8174 3489 8184 3493 8222
3534 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 255DEG 16KT 3530 8199 3502 8215
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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