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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 240 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTH OF MARION...OR 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE LURE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...OLD FORT...ELLENBORO...
BOSTIC...SUGAR HILL...GREEN HILL...UNION MILLS AND SHINGLE HOLLOW.

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.

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LAT...LON 3534 8172 3519 8198 3519 8199 3552 8221
3552 8220 3555 8223 3562 8227 3571 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 324DEG 17KT 3552 8208