Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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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.
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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
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