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WWUS82 KGSP 012152
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
552 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
NCZ053-065-012230-
BUNCOMBE NC-HENDERSON NC-
552 PM EDT TUE JUL 1 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON AND
WESTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 551 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, OR NEAR B.R. PARKWAY-MOUNT
PISGAH TO THE NC ARBORETUM, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, WOODFIN, WEAVERVILLE, FAIRVIEW IN BUNCOMBE
COUNTY, BILTMORE FOREST, BENT CREEK, AND B.R. PARKWAY-MOUNT PISGAH
TO THE NC ARBORETUM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A DOWNPOUR.
LAT...LON 3567 8248 3552 8237 3545 8259 3539 8271
3543 8275 3544 8278 3546 8278 3547 8280
3550 8278 3551 8279 3552 8278 3564 8268
3574 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 227DEG 18KT 3548 8271
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JRK
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