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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
156 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NCZ068-070-SCZ008-009-211830-
GASTON NC-CLEVELAND NC-YORK SC-CHEROKEE SC-
156 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CLEVELAND
WESTERN
GASTON...NORTHWESTERN YORK AND NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH
230 PM EDT...
AT 156 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF SHELBY TO 8 MILES EAST OF
GAFFNEY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
SHELBY, KINGS MOUNTAIN, CHERRYVILLE, BESSEMER CITY, BLACKSBURG,
GROVER, PATTERSON SPRINGS, WACO, EARL, AND KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3541 8134 3541 8123 3511 8131 3505 8158
3511 8161 3525 8157 3535 8147
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 234DEG 26KT 3533 8142 3510 8151
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PM
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