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WWUS82 KGSP 210138
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
938 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
NCZ048-049-053-210215-
BUNCOMBE NC-YANCEY NC-MADISON NC-
938 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MADISON
NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHWESTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 1015
PM EDT...
AT 938 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WEAVERVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 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...
MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK, WEAVERVILLE, B.R. PARKWAY-CRAGGY TO LITTLE
SWITZERLAND, BARNARDSVILLE, FLAT CREEK, AND SWISS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3566 8251 3574 8258 3591 8246 3585 8235
3575 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 228DEG 9KT 3575 8249
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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