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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Friday June 19th, 2015 :: 02:02 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 6/19/2015 1:59 PM to 2:45 PM EDT for Rutherford County

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
159 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 158 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUTHERFORDTON...OR 7 MILES EAST
OF LAKE LURE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO
ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DYSARTSVILLE...SUGAR HILL...UNION MILLS...SHINGLE HOLLOW...THERMAL
CITY...FERO...GLENWOOD...SUNSHINE...GREEN HILL AND LAKE LURE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. BRIEF LARGE HAIL MAY ALSO OCCUR. 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
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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