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Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Sunday May 7th, 2023 :: 07:37 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Sunday

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Polk County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Greenville County in Upstate South Carolina... Northwestern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 736 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles north of Columbus to 4 miles southeast of Hendersonville to 3 miles northeast of Brevard, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Columbus, Landrum, Tryon, Campobello, Saluda, Tigerville, Pleasant Ridge State Park, Jones Gap State Park, Mill Spring and North Saluda Reservoir.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HENDERSON, NC ... POLK, NC ... GREENVILLE, SC ... SPARTANBURG, 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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