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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

443 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025

 

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443 AM EDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MACON...NORTHWESTERN

JACKSON...SWAIN AND GRAHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM EDT...



At 442 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line

extending from 15 miles east of Gatlinburg to 3 miles south of 

Robbinsville. An isolated thunderstorm may develop within 

the line. Movement was east at 45 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects.



Locations impacted include...

Dillsboro, Wesser, Stecoah, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky

Mountains-Fontana Area, Nantahala, Lake Santeetlah, Deals Gap, Smoky

Mountains-Balsam Mountain, and Fontana Lake.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until

these storms pass.



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for western North

Carolina.



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LAT...LON 3541 8402 3550 8390 3557 8374 3556 8350

      3561 8345 3569 8326 3567 8318 3564 8320

      3555 8316 3551 8318 3546 8313 3509 8359

      3516 8366 3515 8374 3523 8369 3526 8371

      3525 8385 3522 8396 3523 8400 3531 8404

TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 267DEG 37KT 3573 8322 3528 8379 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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