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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
235 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

NCZ049-053-505-506-241915-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Eastern McDowell NC-
235 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN
BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 234 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Downtown Asheville, or over Swannanoa, moving east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, North Asheville, Black Mountain,
Swannanoa, Fairview In Buncombe County, Old Fort, B.R. Parkway-Nc
Arboretum To East Asheville, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy
Gardens, and B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3549 8253 3567 8257 3574 8233 3579 8209
      3555 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 252DEG 24KT 3559 8241

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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