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WWUS82 KGSP 212234
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
634 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NCZ053-065-212300-
BUNCOMBE NC-HENDERSON NC-
634 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 634 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE, OR NEAR FAIRVIEW IN BUNCOMBE
COUNTY, MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
FAIRVIEW IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY, BAT CAVE, SKYLAND, FLETCHER, GERTON, AND
EDNEYVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3558 8239 3545 8227 3544 8228 3536 8243
3550 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 325DEG 12KT 3548 8241
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PM
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