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WWUS82 KGSP 182223
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
623 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

NCZ053-065-507-509-510-182300-
Buncombe NC-Henderson NC-Polk Mountains NC-Rutherford Mountains NC-
Eastern Polk NC-
623 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN RUTHERFORD...
HENDERSON...NORTHWESTERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES
THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Hendersonville, or near Asheville Airport, moving
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...
Hendersonville, Arden, Mills River, Fletcher, Mountain Home, Laurel
Park, Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To
The Nc Arboretum, and Chimney Rock State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3525 8221 3534 8266 3538 8271 3550 8266
      3552 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 275DEG 20KT 3542 8252

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

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KRENTZ