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WWUS82 KGSP 182143
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
443 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
NCZ035-056-501-502-182230-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS NC-GREATER CALDWELL NC-ALEXANDER NC-CATAWBA NC-
443 PM EST WED DEC 18 2024
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CATAWBA
ALEXANDER AND SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EST...
AT 442 PM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LENOIR, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
LENOIR, TAYLORSVILLE, SAWMILLS, GRANITE FALLS, GAMEWELL, BETHLEHEM,
HUDSON, CAJAH'S MOUNTAIN, STONY POINT, AND CEDAR ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3599 8100 3586 8104 3580 8109 3578 8111
3581 8159 3582 8162 3586 8166 3602 8162
3604 8137 3602 8134 3600 8133 3603 8127
3604 8119 3603 8117 3604 8113 3603 8107
3605 8103
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 273DEG 25KT 3594 8152
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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