Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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WWUS82 KGSP 081716
SPSGSP
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
116 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024
NCZ051-058-059-081800-
Graham NC-Swain NC-Northern Jackson NC-
116 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SWAIN AND
NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT...
At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Bryson City, or 6 miles southeast of Smoky
Mountains-Fontana Area, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Bryson City, Cherokee, Smoky Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky
Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Fontana Lake,
Smoky Mountains-Oconaluftee, Smoky Mountains-Clingmans Dome, Fontana
Village, and B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for
western North Carolina.
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LAT...LON 3557 8357 3556 8350 3561 8345 3562 8340
3566 8335 3567 8333 3566 8330 3567 8329
3546 8316 3530 8348 3529 8358 3529 8361
3544 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 276DEG 12KT 3545 8357
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
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