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Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Thursday January 12th, 2023 :: 04:22 p.m. EST

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Eastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Western Polk County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... North central Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 445 PM EST.

* At 421 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Hendersonville, or 5 miles south of Flat Rock, moving northeast at 70 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... Hendersonville, Flat Rock, Laurel Park, Lake Lure, Saluda, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Pleasant Ridge State Park and Jones Gap State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUNCOMBE, NC ... HENDERSON, NC ... POLK, NC ... RUTHERFORD, NC ... GREENVILLE, SC

Instructions:

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
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
100 N Grove St
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-697-4912

TEXT-A-TIP -  Text TIP HENDERSON followed by your message, to 888777

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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