690
WWUS82 KGSP 212209
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
609 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NCZ053-065-212300-
BUNCOMBE NC-HENDERSON NC-
609 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON AND
SOUTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 609 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, OR NEAR ENKA, MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 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...
DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, EAST ASHEVILLE, ARDEN, WEST ASHEVILLE, MILLS
RIVER, FLETCHER, ETOWAH, FAIRVIEW IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, MOUNTAIN HOME,
AND BILTMORE FOREST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3557 8231 3527 8259 3549 8279 3560 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 294DEG 13KT 3553 8266
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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