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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
529 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
  Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
  Southeastern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 529 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast
  of Lenoir, or near Sawmills, moving south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind 
           damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hickory, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Hudson, Icard,
  Cajah's Mountain, Hildebran, and Connelly Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by
posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.

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LAT...LON 3581 8133 3580 8134 3579 8132 3565 8123
      3557 8152 3557 8154 3586 8162 3593 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 340DEG 8KT 3583 8149 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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KRENTZ