Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Areas Affected: Yancey; Buncombe
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Wednesday 3:45pm EDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 3:45pm EDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 4:30pm EDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 3:45pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Max Wind Gusts: 40 MPH Max Hail Size: 0.00 in
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BUNCOMBE AND SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 345 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Downtown Asheville, or near B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, moving east at 20 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... North Asheville, Black Mountain, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Leicester, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, and UNC-Asheville.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.868815e29e271b7318753355a10631471a07584b.001.1 Codes: NCZ049, NCZ053 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.868815e29e271b7318753355a10631471a07584b.001.1