Expires:202506252145;Remove:202506252145;370390 WWUS52 KGSP 252132 SVSGSP Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 532 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025 NCC045-149-161-252145- /O.CON.KGSP.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-250625T2145Z/ Rutherford NC-Polk NC-Cleveland NC- 532 PM EDT Wed Jun 25 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN POLK AND CLEVELAND COUNTIES... At 531 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Forest City, moving south at 20 mph. Additional strong to severe storms are present in northern Cleveland County. 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... Shelby, Forest City, Boiling Springs NC, Belwood, Lawndale, Patterson Springs, Fallston, Polkville, Ellenboro, and Lattimore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3553 8151 3542 8146 3531 8137 3519 8158 3520 8209 3533 8210 3534 8187 3537 8170 3554 8167 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 352DEG 16KT 3526 8186 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 8