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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
301 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

NCZ503>506-041930-
McDowell Mountains NC-Burke Mountains NC-Greater Burke NC-
Eastern McDowell NC-
301 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MCDOWELL AND WEST
CENTRAL BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northeast of Marion, or near Lake James, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Marion, Glen Alpine, Lake James State Park, Table Rock, Lake James,
Nebo, Woodlawn, and Oak Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

If on or near Lake James, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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LAT...LON 3568 8202 3581 8203 3588 8178 3568 8176
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 254DEG 9KT 3574 8194

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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