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WWUS82 KGSP 210743
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NCZ051-058-210815-
GRAHAM NC-SWAIN NC-
343 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL SWAIN AND
NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 415 AM EDT...
AT 342 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTH OF ROBBINSVILLE, OR 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF FONTANA LAKE,
MOVING EAST 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...
FONTANA LAKE, FONTANA VILLAGE, TWENTYMILE CREEK, KUWOHI, DEEP CREEK,
AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3553 8382 3556 8377 3556 8375 3557 8371
3557 8363 3558 8360 3556 8358 3556 8352
3541 8347 3539 8382 3552 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 256DEG 14KT 3550 8377
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ARK
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