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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday October 14th, 2014 :: 09:54 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 10/14/2014 9:48 PM to 10:30 PM EDT for Rutherford County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
CLEVELAND COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT

* AT 946 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 6 MILES WEST OF CASAR TO CASAR TO LAWNDALE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
SALEM...MORGANTON AND VALE.
VALDESE.
MOUNTAIN VIEW...RUTHERFORD COLLEGE...LAKE RHODHISS AND LONGVIEW.
GAMEWELL...HUDSON...HICKORY AND GRANITE FALLS.
LENOIR...LAKE HICKORY AND ST. STEPHENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. THE WIND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.

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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