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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1134 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

NCZ048-049-053-270415-
Buncombe NC-Yancey NC-Madison NC-
1134 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MADISON...NORTH
CENTRAL BUNCOMBE AND YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EDT...

At 1134 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Marshall, or over Mars Hill, moving northeast at 15
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...
Burnsville, Marshall, Mars Hill, Weaverville, Ramseytown, Green
Mountain, Swiss, Flat Creek, Faust, and Wolf Ridge.

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 3604 8233 3603 8234 3603 8230 3599 8225
      3599 8224 3597 8221 3587 8216 3570 8258
      3585 8272 3606 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 238DEG 15KT 3584 8256

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

$$

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