At 910 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Beech Mountain to 8 miles west of Erwin. Movement was southeast at 40 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, Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Banner Elk, Elk Park, Bakersville, Beech Mountain In Avery County, and Crossnore.