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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
685 WWUS82 KGSP 051759 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 159 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 NCZ059-062-063-051830- Southern Jackson NC-Northern Jackson NC-Macon NC- 159 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MACON AND CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT... At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles east of Franklin, or near Lake Glenville, moving northeast 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. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Cullowhee, Balsam, Cashiers, Lake Glenville, B.R. Parkway-Balsam Gap To Black Balsam Area, Webster, Highlands, B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap, Ellijay, and Tuckasegee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. If on or near Thorpe Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3547 8314 3546 8309 3545 8308 3544 8308 3541 8304 3540 8304 3538 8302 3537 8299 3533 8296 3532 8296 3531 8294 3504 8313 3514 8331 TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 210DEG 20KT 3518 8316 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CAC