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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
338 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

NCZ048-051>053-059-270815-
Buncombe NC-Haywood NC-Swain NC-Madison NC-Northern Jackson NC-
338 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...NORTHEASTERN SWAIN...HAYWOOD AND WEST CENTRAL
BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM EDT...

At 336 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 15 miles southeast of Morristown Tennessee to
near Newport to 4 miles southeast of Gatlinburg. Movement was
southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, with gusts of 45 to 50 mph
         possible on higher ridgetops.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Maggie Valley, Hot Springs, Balsam,
Clyde, the Smoky Mountains including the Cataloochee, Balsam
Mountain, and Big Creek areas, and a portion of the B.R.
Parkway between the Smoky Mountains and Balsam Gap.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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LAT...LON 3592 8268 3566 8274 3540 8311 3562 8340
      3567 8334 3566 8330 3569 8326 3572 8325
      3573 8319 3576 8316 3577 8311 3579 8308
      3578 8299 3584 8292 3587 8292 3588 8290
      3593 8292 3595 8287 3592 8282 3597 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 307DEG 29KT 3605 8309 3590 8312 3568 8342

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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JCW