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ExpiredFannin; Gilmer; Union; Lumpkin
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Started about 1 hour ago
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Severity
Moderate
Urgency
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At 422 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Dial, or near Blue Ridge, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include... Blue Ridge, Morganton, Hemp, Margret, Camp Merrill, Hurst, Loving, Jones Creek, Dial, Springer Mountain Shelter, Pisgah, Mineral Bluff, Cherry Log, Stover Creek Shelter, Hawk Mountain Shelter, Roy, and Gaddistown.
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