Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Versions:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
506 WWUS82 KGSP 080042 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 842 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 NCZ033-050-503-505-080115- McDowell Mountains NC-Burke Mountains NC-Avery NC-Mitchell NC- 842 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL... NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL...AVERY AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT... At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Beech Mountain to 9 miles north of Spruce Pine. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Newland, Banner Elk, Elk Park, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Grandfather Mountain State Park, Linville Falls, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, and Beech Mountain In Avery County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3624 8191 3621 8191 3619 8189 3619 8186 3616 8183 3611 8181 3610 8178 3607 8174 3596 8181 3586 8190 3603 8217 3611 8211 3610 8208 3613 8205 3612 8203 3624 8195 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 288DEG 20KT 3618 8199 3605 8210 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CAC