Last Updated on June 15, 2022 7:29 pm
NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-NC1263FA96722C.SpecialWeatherStatement.1263FA968DE8NC.GSPSPSGSP.629db9070a303cd88bc048c2c11de5d1[email protected]2022-06-15T18:59:00-04:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for Avery; Mitchell (North Carolina) Issued by the National Weather Service
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2022-06-15T12:00:00-04:002022-06-15T19:30:00-04:00NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 6:59PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg…A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeasternMitchell and northwestern Avery Counties through 730 PM EDT…At 658 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6miles northwest of Newland, or near Elk Park, moving northeast at 15mph.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. Minor damage to outdoor objects ispossible.Locations impacted include…Elk Park and Minneapolis.MAX HAIL SIZE…0.25 INMAX WIND GUST…40 MPHIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead tolocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through floodedroadways.
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