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WWUS82 KGSP 042219
SPSGSP
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
619 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
NCZ070-071-042245-
GASTON NC-MECKLENBURG NC-
619 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MECKLENBURG AND
NORTHEASTERN GASTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 619 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4
MILES NORTHWEST OF UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, OR NEAR NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE,
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 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...
UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, HUNTERSVILLE, CENTRAL CHARLOTTE, NORTHEAST
CHARLOTTE, NORTHWEST CHARLOTTE, MT HOLLY, CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT,
PAW CREEK, HIDDEN VALLEY, AND RAMSEY CREEK PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3517 8088 3530 8113 3541 8101 3540 8100
3540 8096 3543 8096 3545 8094 3546 8094
3550 8090 3529 8073
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 133DEG 8KT 3529 8088
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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