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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

831 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

NCZ053-505-090100-

Buncombe NC-McDowell Mountains NC-

831 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL AND

SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...



At 831 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15

miles east of Downtown Asheville, or near Black Mountain, moving

northeast at 25 mph.



HAZARD...Penny size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible.



Locations impacted include...

Black Mountain, Old Fort, Montreat, and Swannanoa.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

western North Carolina.



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LAT...LON 3563 8206 3551 8234 3558 8239 3570 8227

      3570 8226 3573 8220 3573 8219 3575 8219

      3575 8218

TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 232DEG 23KT 3560 8228 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH



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