658  
WWUS52 KGSP 082058  
SVSGSP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
458 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
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RUTHERFORD NC-POLK NC-  
458 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL RUTHERFORD AND NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES...  
 
AT 458 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF  
RUTHERFORDTON, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GREEN HILL, RUTHERFORDTON, SPINDALE, UNION MILLS, AND FOREST CITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3530 8187 3530 8213 3543 8216 3550 8190  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 282DEG 14KT 3535 8207  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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