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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
144 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

NCZ049-050-505-041815-
McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Mitchell NC-
144 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MCDOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN
MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Spruce Pine, or 6 miles northeast of B.R.
Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville. This storm was nearly
stationary.

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...
Spruce Pine, Blue Ridge Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville,
North Cove, Busick, Celo, Little Switzerland, Woodlawn, and
Micaville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3582 8196 3582 8197 3581 8199 3579 8197
      3575 8197 3571 8203 3570 8204 3572 8222
      3590 8221 3593 8201 3591 8198 3592 8196
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 272DEG 3KT 3581 8213

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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