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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
227 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025
 

NCZ056-068>070-504-508-SCZ008-009-013-108-109-210715-
Greater Rutherford NC-Gaston NC-Cleveland NC-Lincoln NC-
Greater Burke NC-Catawba NC-York SC-Cherokee SC-
Northern Spartanburg SC-Southern Spartanburg SC-Union SC-
227 AM EDT Wed May 21 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CATAWBA...EASTERN
RUTHERFORD...WESTERN LINCOLN...CLEVELAND...WESTERN GASTON...SOUTH
CENTRAL BURKE...NORTHWESTERN YORK...CENTRAL SPARTANBURG...CHEROKEE
AND NORTH CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EDT...

At 227 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Rutherfordton to 10 miles
southeast of Forest City to 7 miles west of Spartanburg. Movement was
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lawndale, Gaffney, Cooksville, Crouse, Cowpens, Kingstown, Thicketty,
USC Upstate, Crowders Mountain State Park, and Mooresboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3565 8138 3536 8116 3483 8155 3488 8216
      3519 8182 3550 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 251DEG 40KT 3546 8187 3521 8177 3495 8206 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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