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WWUS82 KGSP 041956
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
356 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
NCZ051-042030-
SWAIN NC-
356 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SWAIN COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 356 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRYSON CITY, OR 6 MILES WEST OF DILLSBORO, 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...
BRYSON CITY, CHEROKEE, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-DEEP CREEK, SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-OCONALUFTEE, LUADA, ALMOND, ALARKA, AND WHITTIER.
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 3554 8333 3548 8329 3547 8332 3547 8334
3546 8335 3542 8336 3540 8334 3537 8333
3533 8334 3533 8340 3532 8341 3533 8343
3530 8346 3530 8350 3537 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 141DEG 5KT 3535 8336
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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