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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
406 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024
 

NCZ048-052-053-182030-
Buncombe NC-Haywood NC-Madison NC-
406 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL
MADISON...EAST CENTRAL HAYWOOD AND NORTHWESTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES
UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

At 406 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with
torrential rainfall 11 miles southwest of Marshall, or 5 miles west
of Leicester, moving east at 5 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Leicester, Canto, and Luck.

Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in
these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.

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LAT...LON 3558 8288 3573 8287 3574 8269 3556 8269
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 269DEG 6KT 3565 8278 

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