Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
753 WWUS82 KGSP 092254 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 654 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 NCZ049-053-065-505>510-092345- Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Greater Rutherford NC-Yancey NC- Henderson NC-Polk Mountains NC-Rutherford Mountains NC- Eastern McDowell NC-Eastern Polk NC- 654 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MCDOWELL...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON...POLK...EASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTH CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT... At 653 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Downtown Asheville, or near Warren Wilson College, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Downtown Asheville, Columbus, Marion, Rutherfordton, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, Black Mountain, Fletcher, and Swannanoa. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3563 8184 3558 8182 3558 8181 3519 8210 3519 8215 3549 8269 3578 8234 TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 304DEG 41KT 3559 8243 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MPR