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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
206 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025
 

NCZ049-053-505-507-261830-
Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Rutherford Mountains NC-
206 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE AND SOUTH CENTRAL YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 230
PM EDT...

At 206 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles west of Marion, or near Old Fort, moving southwest at 10 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...
Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Old Fort, Chimney Rock Village, B.R.
Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Warren Wilson College, Bat
Cave, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, Mount Mitchell
State Park, and Montreat.

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 3564 8209 3544 8226 3545 8228 3547 8227
      3549 8232 3564 8249 3577 8224
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 046DEG 8KT 3566 8223 

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

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