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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
648 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern McDowell County in western North Carolina...
  Mitchell County in western North Carolina...
  Northwestern Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
  Avery County in western North Carolina...
  Northeastern Yancey County in western North Carolina...
  Northwestern Burke County in western North Carolina...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 648 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 12 miles southwest of Mountain City to 8 miles west
  of Beech Mountain to 10 miles northeast of Burnsville, moving east
  at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Spruce Pine, Newland, Banner Elk, Elk Park, Bakersville, Beech
  Mountain In Avery County, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils,
  and Linville Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by
posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your
message should describe the event and the specific location where it
occurred.

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LAT...LON 3627 8189 3621 8190 3619 8186 3616 8183
      3611 8181 3612 8154 3580 8184 3605 8243
      3607 8242 3612 8236 3614 8229 3613 8225
      3616 8222 3614 8218 3615 8215 3611 8213
      3610 8208 3613 8205 3612 8203 3629 8192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 283DEG 29KT 3637 8199 3622 8205 3605 8220 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CAC