Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 8/12/2014 1:21 PM to 2:15 PM EDT for Rutherford County
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHERN SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT
* AT 121 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
COLUMBUS...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
CHESNEE.
GREEN CREEK.
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.
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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