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Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday July 5th, 2022 :: 07:30 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern McDowell County in western North Carolina... Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Transylvania County in western North Carolina... Henderson County in western North Carolina... Central Polk County in western North Carolina... Southern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 729 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 5 miles west of Downtown Asheville to 12 miles southwest of Marion to 10 miles south of Morganton, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... South Asheville, Hendersonville, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Arden, Black Mountain, Mills River and Fletcher.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... CLEVELAND, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... POLK, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC ... TRANSYLVANIA, NC

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
100 N Grove St
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-697-4912

TEXT-A-TIP -  Text TIP HENDERSON followed by your message, to 888777

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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