Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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704 WWUS82 KGSP 081716 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 116 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 NCZ051-058-059-081800- Graham NC-Swain NC-Northern Jackson NC- 116 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SWAIN AND NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT... At 116 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Bryson City, or 6 miles southeast of Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Bryson City, Cherokee, Smoky Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Fontana Lake, Smoky Mountains-Oconaluftee, Smoky Mountains-Clingmans Dome, Fontana Village, and B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for western North Carolina. && LAT...LON 3557 8357 3556 8350 3561 8345 3562 8340 3566 8335 3567 8333 3566 8330 3567 8329 3546 8316 3530 8348 3529 8358 3529 8361 3544 8382 TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 276DEG 12KT 3545 8357 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CAC