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WWUS82 KGSP 220919
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
519 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
NCZ051-052-058-059-062-221000-
HAYWOOD NC-GRAHAM NC-SWAIN NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-MACON NC-
519 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MACON
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SWAIN...SOUTHEASTERN GRAHAM AND NORTHWESTERN
HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM EDT...
AT 519 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRYSON CITY, OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF NANTAHALA
LAKE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRYSON CITY, CHEROKEE, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BALSAM MOUNTAIN, NANTAHALA
LAKE, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BIG CREEK, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-DEEP CREEK, B.R.
PARKWAY-SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO BALSAM GAP, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-CATALOOCHEE,
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-OCONALUFTEE, AND SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3566 8335 3566 8330 3569 8326 3572 8325
3573 8319 3576 8316 3579 8308 3578 8301
3568 8291 3510 8360 3513 8362 3514 8365
3516 8366 3515 8374 3519 8371 3520 8373
3523 8369 3526 8371 3524 8376 3526 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0919Z 223DEG 49KT 3527 8358
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CP
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