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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
 

NCZ033-501-503-505-151915-
McDowell Mountains NC-Caldwell Mountains NC-Burke Mountains NC-
Avery NC-
231 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL...WEST
CENTRAL CALDWELL...AVERY AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 315
PM EDT...

At 231 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles south of Newland, or near Crossnore. This storm was nearly
stationary.

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...
Newland, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Grandfather Mountain State Park,
Linville Falls, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, Edgemont,
Ingalls, Altamont, and Pineola.

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 3597 8166 3584 8197 3588 8198 3590 8198
      3592 8200 3608 8205 3615 8199 3616 8189
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 333DEG 4KT 3602 8190 

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

$$

JPT