Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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414 WWUS82 KGSP 162255 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 655 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 NCZ048-049-053-505-162330- Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Madison NC- 655 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL MCDOWELL...EAST CENTRAL MADISON...NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT... At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Downtown Asheville, or 5 miles northeast of Weaverville, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Weaverville, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, Mars Hill, Barnardsville, Celo, Flat Creek, and Busick. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3569 8259 3581 8256 3588 8218 3565 8219 TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 267DEG 15KT 3574 8248 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MPR