Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
129 WUUS52 KGSP 081722 SVRGSP NCC087-173-081845- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0059.240508T1722Z-240508T1845Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 122 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Swain County in western North Carolina... Northern Haywood County in western North Carolina... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 122 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles southeast of Gatlinburg, or 5 miles northwest of Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Cove Creek, Fines Creek, Canton, Lake Junaluska, Smoky Mountains-Oconaluftee, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, and Cherokee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred. && LAT...LON 3568 8290 3567 8288 3564 8287 3563 8285 3561 8285 3563 8281 3560 8280 3557 8277 3556 8278 3554 8277 3555 8330 3565 8331 3569 8326 3571 8325 3573 8291 TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 267DEG 16KT 3562 8324 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ TW