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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1225 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NCZ508-510-SCZ008-108-210500-
GREATER RUTHERFORD NC-EASTERN POLK NC-CHEROKEE SC-
NORTHERN SPARTANBURG SC-
1225 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RUTHERFORD
SOUTHEASTERN POLK...NORTH CENTRAL SPARTANBURG AND NORTHWESTERN
CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM EDT...
AT 1225 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS, OR 9 MILES NORTH OF LAKE BOWEN, MOVING EAST
AT 25 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...
FOREST CITY, RUTHERFORDTON, CHESNEE, BOSTIC, COWPENS NATIONAL
BATTLEFIELD, SPINDALE, HENRIETTA, GREEN CREEK, HARRIS, AND
FINGERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3520 8176 3518 8177 3518 8176 3514 8174
3513 8211 3528 8214 3539 8184
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 256DEG 21KT 3524 8204
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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