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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

706 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026

 

NCZ051-058-059-212345-

Graham NC-Swain NC-Northern Jackson NC-

706 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SWAIN AND

NORTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...



At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16

miles southwest of Gatlinburg, or 4 miles northwest of Smoky

Mountains-Fontana Area, moving southeast at 30 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...

Bryson City, Cherokee, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky

Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Fontana Lake,

Fontana Village, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky

Mountains-Oconaluftee, and Smoky Mountains-Kuwohi.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3552 8388 3553 8382 3556 8377 3557 8363

      3558 8360 3556 8358 3556 8350 3561 8345

      3561 8341 3567 8333 3566 8330 3553 8317

      3551 8318 3549 8314 3546 8313 3533 8336

      3533 8343 3531 8346 3528 8368 3548 8391

TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 313DEG 24KT 3556 8372 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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