Expires:202506161945;Remove:202506161945;349727 WWUS82 KGSP 161859 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 259 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 NCZ501>506-161945- McDowell Mountains NC-Caldwell Mountains NC-Burke Mountains NC- Greater Burke NC-Greater Caldwell NC-Eastern McDowell NC- 259 PM EDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MCDOWELL...SOUTHWESTERN CALDWELL AND BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT... At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles north of Marion, or 5 miles northwest of Lake James, moving east at 25 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... Morganton, Marion, Lenoir, Gamewell, Drexel, Glen Alpine, Lake James State Park, Table Rock, Lake James, and Linville Falls. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3602 8152 3577 8157 3558 8182 3565 8227 3589 8202 3587 8200 3589 8198 3591 8198 3593 8195 3594 8196 3599 8191 3599 8188 3598 8187 3596 8181 3600 8178 TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 268DEG 20KT 3578 8198 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ CP