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WWUS82 KGSP 082141
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
541 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
NCZ051-052-082215-
HAYWOOD NC-SWAIN NC-
541 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SWAIN AND
NORTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 540 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GATLINBURG, OR NEAR SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL 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...
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK AND
CHEROKEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3561 8345 3561 8341 3564 8337 3567 8334
3565 8331 3567 8329 3569 8326 3572 8325
3573 8319 3576 8316 3577 8314 3561 8308
3553 8343 3558 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 242DEG 27KT 3560 8337
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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