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WWUS82 KGSP 042139
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
539 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
NCZ051-058-042215-
GRAHAM NC-SWAIN NC-
539 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL SWAIN AND
NORTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 539 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF ROBBINSVILLE, OR NEAR FONTANA VILLAGE, MOVING WEST AT
15 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...
TOWN OF SANTEETLAH, FONTANA LAKE, FONTANA VILLAGE, LAKE SANTEETLAH,
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-TWENTYMILE CREEK, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA,
TAPOCO, DEALS GAP, AND STECOAH.
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 3535 8403 3537 8401 3539 8401 3541 8402
3546 8396 3546 8395 3547 8393 3547 8392
3552 8388 3553 8382 3556 8377 3554 8369
3537 8370 3534 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 092DEG 12KT 3547 8379
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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