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WWUS72 KGSP 181810
NPWGSP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
210 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
NCZ033-191000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.260419T1000Z-260419T1800Z/
AVERY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, INGALLS, AND NEWLAND
210 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...AVERY COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
NCZ049-050-052-053-059-062>064-505-191000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.260419T1000Z-260419T1800Z/
YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN
JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAINBOW SPRINGS, CASHIERS, HIGHLANDS, AND
KYLE
210 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3500
FEET...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET.
* WHERE...BUNCOMBE, HAYWOOD, MACON, MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS, MITCHELL,
NORTHERN JACKSON, SOUTHERN JACKSON, TRANSYLVANIA, AND YANCEY
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM EDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
JK
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