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WWUS82 KGSP 220408
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1208 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
NCZ053-065-220445-
BUNCOMBE NC-HENDERSON NC-
1208 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM EDT...
AT 1208 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF HENDERSONVILLE, OR NEAR ASHEVILLE AIRPORT, MOVING
NORTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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, MOUNTAIN HOME, BILTMORE FOREST, BENT CREEK, AND
ASHEVILLE AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3534 8248 3534 8262 3559 8272 3559 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 179DEG 18KT 3542 8255
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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