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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
556 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

NCZ033-068-501>506-508-112300-
McDowell Mountains NC-Greater Rutherford NC-Caldwell Mountains NC-
Burke Mountains NC-Cleveland NC-Greater Burke NC-Greater Caldwell NC-
Eastern McDowell NC-Avery NC-
556 PM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MCDOWELL...NORTHEASTERN
RUTHERFORD...CALDWELL...SOUTHEASTERN AVERY...NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND
AND BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 556 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 15 miles northeast of Columbus to 5 miles north
of Rutherfordton to 5 miles north of Forest City. Movement was north
at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Lenoir, Morganton, Marion, Newland, Sawmills, Valdese, Gamewell,
Hudson, Cajah`s Mountain, and Drexel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 8183 3611 8181 3612 8169 3612 8155
      3610 8152 3607 8141 3604 8139 3602 8134
      3547 8161 3559 8187 3558 8221 3585 8206
      3586 8203 3588 8202 3587 8200 3589 8198
      3591 8198 3593 8202 3619 8187 3619 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 198DEG 46KT 3544 8206 3545 8193 3541 8184

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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