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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1120 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024
 

NCZ033-048>050-053-501-503-505-090400-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Caldwell Mountains NC-
Burke Mountains NC-Avery NC-Madison NC-Mitchell NC-
1120 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL...
NORTHEASTERN MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL...AVERY...
NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE...YANCEY AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES
THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT...

At 1120 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Beech Mountain to 10 miles
northwest of Marshall. Movement was east at 40 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...
Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Newland, Mars Hill, Banner Elk, Elk Park,
Bakersville, Beech Mountain In Avery County, Crossnore, and Sugar
Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3621 8190 3616 8183 3611 8181 3612 8155
      3607 8142 3571 8232 3594 8280 3600 8277
      3606 8264 3603 8259 3597 8261 3595 8256
      3609 8240 3613 8230 3616 8220 3615 8215
      3611 8213 3612 8203 3629 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 291DEG 33KT 3628 8201 3590 8282 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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