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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
726 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
NCZ033-049-050-053-501>507-201300-
BUNCOMBE NC-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS NC-YANCEY NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS NC-
BURKE MOUNTAINS NC-GREATER BURKE NC-GREATER CALDWELL NC-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS NC-EASTERN MCDOWELL NC-AVERY NC-MITCHELL NC-
726 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT MCDOWELL...NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL...NORTHERN CALDWELL...SOUTHERN AVERY...CENTRAL
BUNCOMBE...SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES
THROUGH 800 AM EST...
AT 725 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR DEEP GAP TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN
ASHEVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 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...
ASHEVILLE, MARION, SPRUCE PINE, LENOIR, BLACK MOUNTAIN, SWANNANOA,
AND FAIRVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3612 8155 3610 8152 3607 8141 3604 8140
3604 8137 3547 8220 3547 8228 3550 8233
3547 8237 3548 8279 3611 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 1225Z 279DEG 36KT 3626 8154 3550 8264
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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