BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
226 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Western Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Northwestern Gaston County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 226 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles northwest of Morganton to 12 miles north of
Forest City to 6 miles west of Rutherfordton, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Morganton, Newton, Lincolnton, Forest City, Rutherfordton,
Cherryville, Valdese, Spindale, and Maiden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service 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 3568 8116 3536 8121 3520 8145 3538 8211
3538 8186 3554 8185 3558 8182 3559 8178
3561 8176 3579 8178
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 285DEG 32KT 3580 8177 3550 8179 3537 8208
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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