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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1153 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

NCZ051>053-059-070530-
Buncombe NC-Haywood NC-Swain NC-Northern Jackson NC-
1153 PM EST Thu Feb 6 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON...
NORTHEASTERN SWAIN...WEST CENTRAL BUNCOMBE AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES
THROUGH 1230 AM EST...

At 1153 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Gatlinburg, or 6 miles northeast of Smoky
Mountains-Newfound Gap, moving east at 55 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...
Waynesville, Canton, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Maggie Valley, Smoky
Mountains-Newfound Gap, B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap,
Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, and
Smoky Mountains-Big Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3561 8344 3562 8340 3566 8335 3567 8333
      3566 8330 3569 8326 3572 8326 3573 8324
      3572 8320 3576 8316 3577 8311 3569 8290
      3567 8286 3565 8279 3551 8284 3540 8301
      3559 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 283DEG 49KT 3567 8333

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

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