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WWUS82 KGSP 041957
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
357 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
NCZ049-050-042030-
YANCEY NC-MITCHELL NC-
357 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MITCHELL AND NORTHEASTERN YANCEY
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 357 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF SPRUCE PINE, OR NEAR BAKERSVILLE, 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...
BAKERSVILLE, BULADEAN, BANDANA, POPLAR, GREEN MOUNTAIN, MICAVILLE,
AND RAMSEYTOWN.
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 3614 8218 3615 8215 3611 8213 3611 8210
3610 8208 3601 8204 3591 8220 3605 8241
3613 8228 3613 8225 3616 8222 3616 8220
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 141DEG 5KT 3603 8218
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RWH
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