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

NCZ033-501-182315-
Caldwell Mountains NC-Avery NC-
649 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL IMPACT CENTRAL AVERY
COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

At 649 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with
frequent lightning 4 miles east of Newland, or near Sugar Mountain,
moving east at 5 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Newland, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain In Avery County, Sugar Mountain,
Seven Devils, Grandfather Mountain State Park, B.R. Parkway-Linville
Falls To Grandfather, Elk Park, Minneapolis, and Linville.

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 3619 8188 3619 8186 3616 8183 3611 8181
      3612 8169 3603 8176 3608 8201 3615 8199
      3621 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 282DEG 6KT 3611 8185 

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