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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday April 9th, 2019 :: 03:28 p.m. EDT

Advisory

STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD CO UNTIL 4:00 PM

NCZ053-505>508-092000-
Buncombe NC-Greater Rutherford NC-McDowell Mountains NC-
Rutherford Mountains NC-Eastern McDowell NC-
324 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...
NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 400
PM EDT...

At 324 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southwest of Marion, or 4 miles south of Old Fort, moving south
at 20 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Old Fort, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Black Mountain,
Montreat, Shingle Hollow, Sugar Hill, Thermal City, Fero and Union
Mills.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph and dime size hail will be possible in these
areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio and tv
stations, as well as local cable tv outlets for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3551 8187 3540 8227 3545 8228 3547 8227
3548 8230 3565 8231 3567 8205
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 340DEG 16KT 3557 8217

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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