Expires:202405090530;Remove:202405090530;884359 WWUS82 KGSP 090445 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1245 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 NCZ065-068-069-504-506>510-SCZ008-103-106-108-090530- Cleveland NC-Lincoln NC-Greater Burke NC-Rutherford Mountains NC- Eastern McDowell NC-Eastern Polk NC-Greater Rutherford NC- Henderson NC-Polk Mountains NC-Cherokee SC-Northern Spartanburg SC- Central Greenville SC-Greenville Mountains SC- 1245 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MCDOWELL... RUTHERFORD...SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON...POLK...WESTERN LINCOLN... WESTERN CLEVELAND...SOUTHWESTERN BURKE...NORTHEASTERN GREENVILLE... NORTHWESTERN SPARTANBURG AND NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM EDT... At 1245 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Morganton to 7 miles southeast of Hendersonville. Movement was southeast at 30 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... Forest City, Rutherfordton, Columbus, Morganton, Boiling Springs SC, Spindale, Landrum, Wellford, Inman, and Tryon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3560 8151 3557 8153 3557 8147 3549 8135 3542 8145 3541 8145 3494 8209 3523 8249 3575 8175 TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 316DEG 28KT 3567 8178 3524 8238 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ LANE