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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025
 

NCZ033-049-050-505-110100-
McDowell Mountains NC-Yancey NC-Avery NC-Mitchell NC-
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 10 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL...
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL...SOUTHWESTERN AVERY AND EAST CENTRAL YANCEY
COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...

At 836 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Spruce
Pine to 8 miles southeast of Burnsville. Movement was southeast at 5
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...
Spruce Pine, Linville Falls, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To
Linville, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Ingalls, North
Cove, Busick, Celo, Ashford, and Little Switzerland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3600 8196 3597 8193 3596 8194 3595 8193
      3593 8193 3591 8191 3589 8191 3585 8192
      3573 8217 3585 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 336DEG 6KT 3595 8198 3584 8218 

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

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