SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL IN EFFECT UNTIL 2145 FOR RUTHERFORD COUNTY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
910 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
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BUNCOMBE NC-HENDERSON NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-MCDOWELL NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD NC-
910 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN
RUTHERFORD...POLK...SOUTHERN MCDOWELL...TRANSYLVANIA...HENDERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT...
AT 910 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
GLENWOOD TO CHIMNEY ROCK TO CRUSO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
BREVARD.
LAUREL PARK...LAKE ADGER...HENDERSONVILLE AND ETOWAH.
DUPONT STATE FOREST.
FLAT ROCK.
COLUMBUS.
TRYON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS ARE SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF ROTATION. IF THE ROTATION
CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE ISSUED. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. A
TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT.
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
THE 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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