THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTH CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 245 PM EDT * AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE LURE...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUTHERFORDTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... THERMAL CITY...SUGAR HILL AND FERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BRIEF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER SMALL AREAS. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM. THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. 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 SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. && LAT...LON 3562 8200 3540 8187 3534 8219 3547 8225 3549 8223 TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 243DEG 12KT 3545 8210 Click the link to be taken to our Interactive Radar See where the storms are heading, run a loop and zoom to street level! wbtv/Global/link.asp?L=315767
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:56:18 +0000
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