Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
417 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

NCZ051-192045-
Swain NC-
417 PM EDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL SWAIN COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 416 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles south of Bryson City, moving west at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Alarka, Luada, Almond, and Wesser.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead
to localized nuisance flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3540 8341 3533 8340 3532 8343 3533 8343
      3532 8344 3530 8351 3529 8359 3537 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 074DEG 6KT 3533 8347

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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