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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Monday April 20th, 2015 :: 03:24 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 4/20/2015 3:21 PM to 4:00 PM EDT for Rutherford County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CLEVELAND COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GAFFNEY...
GREENVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA...
RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 311 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MULTIPLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THE STORMS EXTENDED FROM WESTERN GREENVILLE COUNTY THROUGH
CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TAYLORS...TIGERVILLE...GREER...DUNCAN...LYMAN...INMAN...BOILING
SPRINGS SC...MAYO...CHESNEE...COWPENS...EARL...CLIFFSIDE...BOILING
SPRINGS NC...THICKETTY AND BLACKSBURG

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3481 8244 3507 8250 3519 8208 3519 8197
3523 8196 3533 8161 3509 8143
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 252DEG 40KT 3492 8234

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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