609  
WWUS52 KGSP 090021  
SVSGSP  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
821 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
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SWAIN NC-GRAHAM NC-  
821 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT  
FOR WEST CENTRAL SWAIN AND NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 820 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
BRYSON CITY, OR 5 MILES EAST OF SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA, MOVING  
EAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE  
AREA BETWEEN 830 PM AND 900 PM. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY BE  
NECESSARY.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
FONTANA LAKE, FONTANA VILLAGE, DEALS GAP, TAPOCO, AND GREAT SMOKY  
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3546 8396 3547 8392 3552 8388 3553 8382  
3556 8377 3557 8363 3558 8360 3556 8358  
3556 8352 3539 8351 3545 8398  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 266DEG 19KT 3548 8359  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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