WWUS82 KGSP 090147

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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

947 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

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Greater Rutherford NC-Eastern McDowell NC-Rutherford Mountains NC-

947 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL AND

NORTHERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...



At 946 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10

miles northwest of Rutherfordton, or 5 miles east of Lake Lure,

moving east at 25 mph.



HAZARD...Penny size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.



Locations impacted include...

Shingle Hollow, Thermal City, Fero, Dysartsville, Union Mills,

Sunshine, Green Hill, and Lake Lure.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

western North Carolina.



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LAT...LON 3558 8182 3546 8181 3540 8215 3541 8217

      3540 8218 3549 8220 3553 8211 3553 8208

      3555 8207 3565 8185

TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 249DEG 22KT 3546 8211 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH



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