Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 7/5/2022 7:29 PM to 8:15 PM EDT for Rutherford County, NC.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
729 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
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.
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.
Address/Location
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
198 N Washington St
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-287-6247
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RUTHERFORDCO followed by your message, to 888777