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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC

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What you need to know

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Polk, Rutherford
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Severe
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Immediate
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Observed

What is happening

At 817 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Rutherfordton, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Harris and Forest City.

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 8:17PM EDT until August 20 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 7:48PM EDT until August 20 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

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Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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