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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
731 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
 

NCZ068-508-SCZ008-108-020015-
Greater Rutherford NC-Cleveland NC-Cherokee SC-
Northern Spartanburg SC-
731 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD...
CLEVELAND...NORTHEASTERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES
THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Forest City
to 8 miles west of Gaffney. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Shelby, Gaffney, Boiling Springs NC, Blacksburg, Mayo, Grover,
Lawndale, Patterson Springs, Fallston, and Polkville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead 
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3506 8142 3504 8164 3504 8181 3505 8181
      3504 8186 3527 8186 3534 8178 3538 8175
      3545 8164 3548 8148
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 249DEG 20KT 3531 8176 3509 8181 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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JRK