Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 7/19/2022 5:49 PM to 6:30 PM EDT for Rutherford County, NC
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
549 PM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Cherokee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 549 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest
of Spartanburg, or near Boiling Springs SC, moving east at 15 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...
Boiling Springs SC, Cowpens, Wellford, Inman, Mayo, Chesnee,
Campobello, Cowpens National Battlefield, Lake Bowen and USC
Upstate.
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 this storm. 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 this storm, 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 3494 8210 3515 8216 3519 8198 3519 8197
3520 8195 3524 8176 3523 8176 3518 8177
3518 8174 3496 8167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 260DEG 14KT 3507 8203
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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