Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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063 WWUS82 KGSP 070249 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1049 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 NCZ049-053-505-070330- Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC- 1049 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...CENTRAL BUNCOMBE AND SOUTH CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT... At 1048 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northeast of Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, West Asheville, North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Fairview In Buncombe County, and Biltmore Forest. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && LAT...LON 3574 8210 3548 8229 3550 8233 3548 8237 3547 8237 3556 8278 3576 8252 TIME...MOT...LOC 0248Z 292DEG 27KT 3565 8248 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MPR