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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Saturday January 11th, 2020 :: 08:26 p.m. EST

Advisory

New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 1/11/2020 8:22 PM to 9:15 PM EST for Rutherford County, NC.

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
822 PM EST Sat Jan 11 2020

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Polk County in western North Carolina...
Western Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 915 PM EST.

* At 822 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Blowing Rock to 8 miles southwest of Morganton
to 10 miles east of Columbus, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
Lenoir, Morganton, Forest City, Rutherfordton, Longview, Sawmills,
Granite Falls, Valdese, Spindale and Gamewell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned
area. 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.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EST for western and
the Piedmont of North Carolina...and Upstate South Carolina.

LAT...LON 3609 8145 3600 8133 3603 8126 3580 8130
3517 8160 3520 8223 3521 8222 3561 8178
3612 8166 3612 8155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 242DEG 45KT 3610 8164 3563 8176 3520 8203

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH

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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