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Special Weather Statement
ExpiredAvery; Yancey; Mitchell; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell
Status
Ended
Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
expired
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Details
At 1231 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles south of Sugar Grove to 5 miles south of Foscoe to near Burnsville. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Lenoir, Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Newland, Gamewell, Cajah's Mountain, Banner Elk, Bakersville, Beech Mountain In Avery County, and Cedar Rock.
Data from the National Weather Service
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