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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

856 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

NCZ058-090145-

Graham NC-

856 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT GRAHAM COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM

EDT...



At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 

miles west of Robbinsville, or 13 miles west of Santeetlah, moving 

east at 20 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...

Fontana Village, Tapoco, Lake Santeetlah, Town Of Santeetlah, and

Robbinsville.



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 3537 8401 3541 8402 3545 8398 3544 8376

      3525 8381 3525 8385 3522 8395 3523 8400

      3527 8401 3529 8403 3531 8402 3531 8404

      3533 8403 3535 8404

TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 279DEG 19KT 3536 8410 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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