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WWUS82 KGSP 042045
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
445 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
NCZ504-506-508-042115-
GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-GREATER BURKE NC-EASTERN MCDOWELL NC-
445 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL
NORTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 515
PM EDT...
AT 445 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTHEAST OF RUTHERFORDTON, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF BOSTIC, MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 10 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...
SOUTH MOUNTAINS STATE PARK, NEBO, THERMAL CITY, GLENWOOD, SUNSHINE,
FERO, DYSARTSVILLE, UNION MILLS, SUGAR HILL, AND SHINGLE HOLLOW.
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 3556 8155 3556 8157 3557 8161 3556 8166
3557 8167 3558 8169 3547 8170 3539 8182
3549 8211 3572 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 122DEG 10KT 3551 8184
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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