677  
WWUS82 KGSP 032259  
SPSGSP  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
659 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
NCZ059-063-032345-  
SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-  
659 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY THROUGH  
745 PM...  
 
AT 658 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SYLVA, AND SOUTHWEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY,  
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...  
CULLOWHEE, BALSAM, WEBSTER, TUCKASEGEE, PLUS THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY  
BETWEEEN BALSAM GAP AND THE BLACK BALSAM AREA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
THIS STORM 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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3539 8318 3544 8308 3543 8307 3541 8304  
3540 8304 3538 8302 3537 8300 3535 8297  
3532 8296 3531 8295 3530 8293 3529 8292  
3517 8308 3528 8326  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 139DEG 8KT 3528 8305  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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