940  
WWUS82 KGSP 041950  
SPSGSP  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
350 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
NCZ048-052-042015-  
HAYWOOD NC-MADISON NC-  
350 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTH  
CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...  
 
AT 350 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17  
MILES WEST OF MARSHALL, OR 6 MILES EAST OF SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BIG CREEK,  
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 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...  
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BIG CREEK, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-CATALOOCHEE, WATERVILLE,  
LUCK, FINES CREEK, AND MAX PATCH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3574 8285 3562 8302 3573 8318 3576 8316  
3577 8311 3579 8308 3579 8303 3577 8300  
3578 8299 3579 8296 3581 8296 3584 8293  
3584 8292 3586 8292  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 141DEG 5KT 3574 8299  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
RWH  
 
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