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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
829 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

NCZ051-058-240115-
Graham NC-Swain NC-
829 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL SWAIN AND NORTHERN
GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...

At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles northwest of Robbinsville, or 6 miles west of Smoky
Mountains-Twentymile Creek, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Fontana Lake, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Fontana Village, Smoky
Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Tapoco, Deals Gap, and Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Fontana, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 3546 8396 3547 8392 3552 8387 3553 8382
      3556 8377 3557 8363 3558 8361 3556 8358
      3543 8351 3539 8401 3541 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 266DEG 28KT 3551 8397

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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