WWUS82 KGSP 082146
SPSGSP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
546 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026
 
NCZ033-501-503-505-082215-
McDowell Mountains NC-Caldwell Mountains NC-Burke Mountains NC-
Avery NC-
546 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCDOWELL...
NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL...SOUTHERN AVERY AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Newland, or near Linville Falls, moving northeast 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...
Newland, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Linville Falls, Grandfather
Mountain State Park, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather,
Ingalls, Altamont, Pineola, and Linville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3613 8182 3611 8181 3612 8172 3611 8167
      3587 8193 3590 8198 3592 8199 3595 8204
      3596 8204 3615 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 221DEG 7KT 3597 8194 

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

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