New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 8/15/2022 4:58 PM to 5:45 PM EDT for Rutherford County, NC
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
458 PM EDT Mon Aug 15 2022
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Northeastern Polk County in western North Carolina...
West central Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 457 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest
of Rutherfordton, 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...
Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Ellenboro, Mooresboro,
Bostic, Kingstown, Cliffside, Green Hill and Thermal City.
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.
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LAT...LON 3552 8197 3553 8193 3538 8160 3518 8181
3519 8194 3543 8219 3554 8203 3555 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 304DEG 17KT 3544 8202
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RUTHERFORDCO followed by your message, to 888777