THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... MADISON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... YANCEY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 300 PM EDT * AT 155 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF PARROTTSVILLE...OR 13 MILES EAST OF NEWPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR... HOT SPRINGS. MARS HILL. BURNSVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES. LARGE HAIL CAN DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN INTERIOR ROOM. PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1... 800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. && LAT...LON 3604 8259 3597 8260 3596 8257 3605 8243 3601 8227 3599 8225 3600 8226 3601 8226 3599 8219 3594 8219 3560 8244 3577 8295 3580 8297 3584 8292 3594 8290 3596 8287 3593 8281 3599 8279 3607 8264 TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 283DEG 33KT 3599 8292 Dont forget to like us on our primary facebook page! https://facebook/pages/LocalWeatherAlertscom/102141426495867
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:03:57 +0000