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WWUS82 KGSP 210300
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1100 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
NCZ065-509-210330-
HENDERSON NC-POLK MOUNTAINS NC-
1100 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND
WESTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...
AT 1100 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES EAST OF HENDERSONVILLE, OR 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLAT ROCK,
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
HENDERSONVILLE, FLAT ROCK, SALUDA, DANA, AND EAST FLAT ROCK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3537 8226 3536 8223 3529 8229 3525 8228
3519 8230 3519 8232 3520 8233 3528 8247
3539 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 291DEG 11KT 3532 8236
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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