Expires:202505170900;Remove:202505170900;662818 WWUS82 KGSP 170823 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 423 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 NCZ056-068-069-504>508-170900- McDowell Mountains NC-Greater Rutherford NC-Cleveland NC-Lincoln NC- Greater Burke NC-Eastern McDowell NC-Rutherford Mountains NC- Catawba NC- 423 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CATAWBA...SOUTHERN MCDOWELL... NORTHERN RUTHERFORD...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...NORTHWESTERN CLEVELAND AND BURKE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT... At 422 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles east of Lenoir to 8 miles west of Morganton to 15 miles west of Marion. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Nebo, Old Fort, Bandys, Lake Rhodhiss, Longview, Cooksville, Belwood, Rhodhiss, Sunshine, and Shingle Hollow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3578 8155 3578 8144 3576 8138 3577 8135 3570 8099 3568 8098 3546 8151 3536 8209 3541 8215 3552 8222 3553 8217 3556 8225 3560 8227 3581 8187 TIME...MOT...LOC 0822Z 299DEG 39KT 3589 8147 3570 8184 3564 8228 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ CAC