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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1006 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
NCZ059-062-063-090230-
SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
1006 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MACON AND CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 1006 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SYLVA, OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DILLSBORO, MOVING
EAST AT 20 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...
DILLSBORO, WEBSTER, SAVANNAH, TUCKASEGEE, SYLVA, CULLOWHEE, AND
BALSAM.
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 3533 8334 3534 8334 3535 8333 3539 8334
3543 8306 3542 8306 3520 8307 3525 8338
3533 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 267DEG 19KT 3533 8330
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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