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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
953 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
NCZ053-090230-
BUNCOMBE NC-
953 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTY THROUGH
1030 PM EDT...
AT 953 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
ASHEVILLE, BENT CREEK, SWANNANOA, AND BILTMORE FOREST.
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 3549 8263 3560 8267 3570 8237 3553 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 257DEG 24KT 3558 8256
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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