Last Updated on July 1, 2025 4:01 pm
NCZ018-012030-Watauga NC-357 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025
…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WATAUGA COUNTY THROUGH 430 PMEDT…
At 357 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm overMoses Cone Memorial Park, or over Foscoe, moving northeast at 10 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 aroundunsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…Boone…Blowing Rock…Beech Mountain…Foscoe…Sugar Grove…Todd…and Blowing Rock In Caldwell County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result inponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, andminor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.Drivers are urged to slow down and use extra caution to avoidhydroplaning.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safeshelter inside a building or vehicle.
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