Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
723 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

NCZ019-020-190000-
Yadkin NC-Wilkes NC-
723 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT
SOUTHEASTERN WILKES AND SOUTHWESTERN YADKIN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM
EDT...

At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Moravian Falls, or near Wilkesboro, moving east at
25 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.

Locations impacted include...
North Wilkesboro...
Wilkesboro...
Windy Gap...
Buck Shoals...
Buck...
Millers Creek...
and Fairplains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3603 8110 3604 8111 3603 8124 3620 8124
      3622 8085 3614 8078 3605 8082 3606 8098
      3604 8105 3603 8106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 263DEG 22KT 3610 8108

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

$$

CDG

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
718 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

NCZ049-053-505-190000-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-
718 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...BUNCOMBE
AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT...

At 718 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 4 miles north of Downtown Asheville, or near
Weaverville, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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, West Asheville, North Asheville,
Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Fairview In Buncombe
County, and Biltmore Forest.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3562 8218 3552 8222 3552 8223 3550 8222
      3547 8224 3546 8226 3550 8233 3549 8235
      3549 8236 3553 8257 3561 8268 3573 8269
      3573 8267 3574 8267 3576 8262 3581 8222
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 271DEG 17KT 3567 8255

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JPT