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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday June 26th, 2018 :: 02:44 p.m. EDT

Advisory

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 6/26/2018 2:42 PM to 3:30 PM EDT for Rutherford County

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
242 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2018

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
North central Rutherford County in western North Carolina...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 241 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
of Marion, or 6 miles east of Old Fort, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Marion, Sugar Hill, Thermal City, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood, Fero,
Dysartsville, Union Mills and Old Fort.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. Seek shelter inside an interior room.

This storm is also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of
drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will
rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over
the road.

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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