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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
441 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

NCZ053-182130-
Buncombe NC-
441 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN
BUNCOMBE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with
frequent lightning near Downtown Asheville, or near West Asheville,
moving southeast at 10 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, North
Asheville, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Fairview In Buncombe County, Biltmore
Forest, and Bent Creek.

Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in
these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.

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LAT...LON 3560 8229 3549 8235 3548 8237 3546 8237
      3547 8242 3545 8247 3545 8253 3544 8254
      3543 8253 3542 8254 3544 8255 3543 8257
      3552 8273 3568 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 294DEG 7KT 3557 8261

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