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WWUS82 KGSP 210146
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
946 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
NCZ065-509-510-210230-
HENDERSON NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-EASTERN POLK NC-
946 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL HENDERSON AND
WESTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 946 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF HENDERSONVILLE, OR 7 MILES NORTH OF SALUDA, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
COLUMBUS, TRYON, SALUDA, DANA, MILL SPRING, EDNEYVILLE, LAKE ADGER,
AND EAST FLAT ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE ADGER, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT
BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3531 8209 3520 8223 3520 8228 3531 8245
3542 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 305DEG 15KT 3534 8233
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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