Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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WWUS82 KGSP 262258
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
658 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
NCZ033-048>050-505-262345-
McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Avery NC-Madison NC-Mitchell NC-
658 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL...EAST
CENTRAL MADISON...MITCHELL...SOUTHWESTERN AVERY AND YANCEY COUNTIES
THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Burnsville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Bakersville, Linville Falls, B.R.
Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, Buladean, Bandana, Ingalls,
Ramseytown, and Green Mountain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western North Carolina.
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LAT...LON 3597 8193 3596 8194 3591 8191 3588 8191
3584 8193 3582 8236 3582 8238 3581 8247
3596 8250 3606 8241 3612 8225 3613 8214
3611 8213 3610 8208 3613 8205 3612 8203
3614 8202 3614 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 251DEG 29KT 3590 8232
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
JPT