Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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409 WWUS82 KGSP 181736 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 136 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 NCZ053-065-505-507-181815- Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Henderson NC- Rutherford Mountains NC- 136 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...WEST CENTRAL RUTHERFORD...NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT... At 136 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, moving east at 20 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... Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Fairview In Buncombe County, and Biltmore Forest. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3568 8213 3543 8216 3542 8216 3541 8218 3548 8264 3566 8261 TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 272DEG 18KT 3556 8250 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MPR