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WWUS82 KGSP 082200
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
600 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
NCZ064-065-082230-
TRANSYLVANIA NC-HENDERSON NC-
600 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA AND
CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 600 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES WEST OF HENDERSONVILLE, OR NEAR ETOWAH, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PENNY 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...
MILLS RIVER, FLAT ROCK, HORSE SHOE, PENROSE, ETOWAH, HENDERSONVILLE,
MOUNTAIN HOME, FORGE MOUNTAIN, VALLEY HILL, AND FLETCHER.
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 3525 8241 3527 8268 3536 8272 3542 8255
3543 8255 3542 8253 3544 8253 3545 8252
3545 8246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 252DEG 11KT 3534 8262
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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