StormLatest status
At 633 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southeast of Newland, or 6 miles southeast of B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Gamewell, Table Rock, Lake James, Cajah's Mountain, Lake James State Park, Edgemont, Collettsville, Oak Hill, Jonas Ridge, and Globe. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Where it happened
Avery; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke · 35.858°, -81.743°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Avery; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke
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Incident timeline
At 633 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southeast of Newland, or 6 miles southeast of B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size 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... Gamewell, Table Rock, Lake James, Cajah's Mountain, Lake James State Park, Edgemont, Collettsville, Oak Hill, Jonas Ridge, and Globe. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.