Last Updated on May 17, 2025 3:28 am
NCZ033-050-170800-Avery NC-Mitchell NC-318 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025
…STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MITCHELL AND AVERY COUNTIESTHROUGH 400 AM EDT…
At 317 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from 6 miles west of Mountain City to 6 milessoutheast of Elizabethton to 4 miles west of Erwin. Movement wassoutheast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects ispossible.
Locations impacted include…Bandana, Buladean, Grandfather Mountain State Park, Pineola, BannerElk, Linville, Sugar Mountain, Beech Mountain In Avery County,Minneapolis, and Newland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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