672  
WWUS52 KGSP 291320  
SVSGSP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
820 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
NCC149-161-291345-  
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-241229T1345Z/  
RUTHERFORD NC-POLK NC-  
820 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2024  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EST FOR CENTRAL  
RUTHERFORD AND NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES...  
 
AT 819 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF RUTHERFORDTON, MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SHINGLE HOLLOW, GREEN HILL, THERMAL CITY, UNION MILLS, AND LAKE LURE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3528 8204 3539 8220 3552 8213 3554 8208  
3554 8203 3555 8201 3549 8192  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 200DEG 39KT 3538 8209  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
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