Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
311 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

NCZ033-501-161945-
Caldwell Mountains NC-Avery NC-
311 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL AND EAST
CENTRAL AVERY COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles south of Foscoe, or near Grandfather Mountain State Park,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils,
Grandfather Mountain State Park, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To
Grandfather, Banner Elk, Edgemont, Globe, Upton, and Linville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3616 8183 3611 8181 3612 8169 3612 8160
      3597 8170 3605 8191 3619 8186
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 204DEG 11KT 3609 8178

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

RWH
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