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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Thursday June 19th, 2014 :: 05:41 p.m. EDT

Advisory

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
534 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLD
FORT...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARION...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
LAKE LURE AND CHIMNEY ROCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO VEHICLES.
DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES. SEEK
SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG 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
SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.

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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