WWUS82 KGSP 261718

SPSGSP



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

118 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025

 

NCZ033-049-050-503-505-506-261745-

McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Burke Mountains NC-

Eastern McDowell NC-Avery NC-Mitchell NC-

118 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MCDOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN

MITCHELL...SOUTHWESTERN AVERY...SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY AND WEST CENTRAL

BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...



At 118 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Spruce Pine, moving southwest at 15 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Marion, Spruce Pine, Table Rock, Lake James, Mount Mitchell State

Park, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, B.R.

Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Ingalls, Ashford, and Woodlawn.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe

shelter inside a building or vehicle.



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LAT...LON 3587 8179 3584 8182 3577 8193 3575 8191

      3566 8200 3580 8229 3600 8207

TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 030DEG 11KT 3590 8203 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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RWH

