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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
654 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024

NCZ049-053-065-505>510-092345-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Greater Rutherford NC-Yancey NC-
Henderson NC-Polk Mountains NC-Rutherford Mountains NC-
Eastern McDowell NC-Eastern Polk NC-
654 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MCDOWELL...NORTHWESTERN
RUTHERFORD...NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON...POLK...EASTERN BUNCOMBE AND
SOUTH CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Downtown Asheville, or near Warren Wilson College,
moving southeast at 45 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...
Downtown Asheville, Columbus, Marion, Rutherfordton, East Asheville,
Arden, West Asheville, Black Mountain, Fletcher, and Swannanoa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3563 8184 3558 8182 3558 8181 3519 8210
      3519 8215 3549 8269 3578 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 304DEG 41KT 3559 8243

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

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