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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
802 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025
 

NCZ033-049-050-053-503>506-190045-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Burke Mountains NC-
Greater Burke NC-Eastern McDowell NC-Avery NC-Mitchell NC-
802 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MCDOWELL...SOUTHEASTERN
MITCHELL...NORTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE...SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY AND WESTERN
BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

At 802 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles northwest of Marion, or 4 miles east of B.R.
Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, moving east at 30 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, Morganton, Glen Alpine, Old Fort, Linville
Falls, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Lake James State
Park, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, and Table Rock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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LAT...LON 3599 8180 3596 8181 3595 8179 3562 8173
      3559 8228 3570 8242 3581 8244 3582 8241
      3583 8242 3589 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 262DEG 27KT 3576 8211 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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JPT