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WWUS82 KGSP 161739
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
139 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

NCZ049-053-505-506-161815-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Eastern McDowell NC-
139 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...
NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM
EDT...

At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles west of Marion, or 4 miles southwest of B.R. Parkway-Craggy To
Little Switzerland, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Marion, Old Fort, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Black
Mountain, Mount Mitchell State Park, Montreat, Sugar Hill, Busick,
Pleasant Gardens, and Woodlawn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3554 8199 3555 8200 3554 8202 3557 8232
      3575 8233 3581 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 267DEG 6KT 3567 8224

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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