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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Monday August 15th, 2022 :: 03:42 p.m. EDT

Advisory

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RUTHERFORD CO NC UNTIL 0415 PM

NCC023-035-045-109-111-161-152015-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0310.220815T1936Z-220815T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
336 PM EDT Mon Aug 15 2022

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 336 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles west of Hickory to 6 miles west of
Morganton to 5 miles south of Marion, moving southeast 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...
Morganton, Marion, Rutherfordton, Longview, Valdese, Spindale,
Maiden, Icard, Drexel and Hildebran.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 3578 8155 3579 8145 3555 8110 3545 8161
3531 8194 3565 8209 3578 8186 3579 8157
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 325DEG 18KT 3571 8153 3572 8182 3561 8204

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
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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