Advisory
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Central Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 238 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of Shelby, or near Polkville, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Shelby, Belwood, Lawndale, Fallston, Polkville, Lattimore, Kingstown, Ellenboro, Mooresboro and Casar. 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. 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. && LAT...LON 3541 8145 3524 8148 3532 8176 3550 8173 3551 8150 TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 278DEG 5KT 3540 8166 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 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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