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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1200 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
NCZ053-065-507>510-070430-
BUNCOMBE NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-HENDERSON NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS NC-EASTERN POLK NC-
1200 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD
NORTHERN HENDERSON...NORTHWESTERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE
COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM EDT...
AT 1200 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, OR NEAR ASHEVILLE AIRPORT, MOVING
EAST AT 60 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...
ARDEN, MILLS RIVER, FLETCHER, FAIRVIEW IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, MOUNTAIN
HOME, BENT CREEK, LAKE LURE, CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, CHIMNEY ROCK STATE
PARK, AND BAT CAVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3552 8216 3552 8212 3533 8211 3537 8269
3539 8271 3551 8272 3554 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 271DEG 51KT 3544 8259
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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