Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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791 WWUS82 KGSP 240029 SPSGSP 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 $$ AR