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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
851 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
GAZ010-017-NCZ033-049-050-053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ101>103-121500-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLAYTON, PINE MOUNTAIN, MOUNTAIN CITY,
CORNELIA, BALDWIN, DEMOREST, CLARKESVILLE, HOLLYWOOD, INGALLS,
BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, SWISS, BURNSVILLE, CELO, MICAVILLE,
RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK, SPRUCE PINE, POPLAR, ASHEVILLE,
BLACK MOUNTAIN, CANDLER, FRANKLIN, RAINBOW SPRINGS, KYLE,
HIGHLANDS, WOLF MOUNTAIN, CASHIERS, BREVARD, CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
LITTLE RIVER, HENDERSONVILLE, FLETCHER, DANA, EAST FLAT ROCK,
TUXEDO, ETOWAH, PATTERSON, JONAS RIDGE, ASHFORD, SUGAR HILL,
WOODLAWN, OLD FORT, CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK, SALUDA,
MOUNTAIN REST, ROCKY BOTTOM, AND GLASSY MOUNTAIN
851 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING IN THE
MOUNTAINS...
STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING THIS MORNING ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE
OF THE BLUE RIDGE, FROM NEAR GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN IN NORTH
CAROLINA, SOUTHWEST ALONG THE ESCARPMENT TO NEAR BEARWALLOW
MOUNTAIN IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND EVEN INTO FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA,
INCLUDING CLAYTON. GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH MAY BRIEFLY
OCCUR DOWNWIND OF RIDGES THROUGH LATE MORNING. THE WINDS HAVE
BROUGHT DOWN A FEW DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES IN SOME CASES.
TAKE EXTRA CAUTION IF OUT AND ABOUT THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY IF
DRIVING UNDER TALL TREES OR IF YOU ARE IN A HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE
LIKE A TRUCK.
JCW
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