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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
259 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
  Northeastern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
  Northwestern Lincoln County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
  Northwestern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 258 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles northwest of Hickory to near Morganton to 4
  miles east of Marion, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind
           damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hickory, Morganton, Newton, Marion, St. Stephens, Conover,
  Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, and Valdese.

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 3583 8134 3580 8133 3580 8129 3567 8105
      3549 8147 3547 8196 3571 8207 3578 8171
      3586 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 311DEG 13KT 3578 8144 3571 8168 3568 8193

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CAC