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WWUS82 KGSP 140216
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1016 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2025
NCZ505>508-510-140245-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS NC-
EASTERN MCDOWELL NC-EASTERN POLK NC-
1016 PM EDT WED AUG 13 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MCDOWELL
CENTRAL
RUTHERFORD AND NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT...
AT 1016 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF RUTHERFORDTON, OR 5 MILES EAST OF LAKE LURE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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...
RUTHERFORDTON, LAKE LURE, SHINGLE HOLLOW, GREEN HILL, SUGAR HILL,
THERMAL CITY, AND UNION MILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3544 8182 3530 8211 3539 8220 3540 8220
3540 8221 3541 8222 3562 8206
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 229DEG 14KT 3542 8210
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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