WWUS82 KGSP 222006
SPSGSP

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
406 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
NCZ052-053-064-065-222045-
Buncombe NC-Transylvania NC-Haywood NC-Henderson NC-
406 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA...
NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD AND SOUTHWESTERN
BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 406 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Waynesville, or 4 miles west of Mount Pisgah,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Brevard, Waynesville, Mills River, Canton, Graveyard Fields, B.R.
Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The Nc Arboretum, Looking Glass, Mount
Pisgah, Black Balsam Area, and Etowah.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3547 8299 3555 8284 3538 8250 3518 8283
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 314DEG 19KT 3542 8283 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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