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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 1:17 AM May. 9, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RUTHERFORD...
NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 945
PM EDT...

At 916 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles north of Hendersonville, or near Fairview In Buncombe County,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...
Gerton, Lake Lure, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Chimney Rock
Village, Fairview In Buncombe County, and Fletcher.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
western North Carolina.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Flood Advisory
Issued: 11:36 PM May. 8, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including the
following counties, Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Polk and
Rutherford.

* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas,
including roads. Use caution when driving.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 734 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
ongoing thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring in
the advisory area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hendersonville, Fletcher, Fairview In Buncombe County, Lake
Lure, Chimney Rock Village, Bat Cave, Chimney Rock State
Park, Skyland, Gerton, Edneyville, Shingle Hollow and Sugar
Hill.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

When it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides
threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,
by posting on our Facebook page, or via X using hashtag NWSGSP. Your
message should describe the specific location where impacts occurred
and the depth of flooding observed.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:23 PM May. 8, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
242 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

ELBERT                FRANKLIN              HABERSHAM
HART                  RABUN                 STEPHENS

IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES

IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA

ALEXANDER             CABARRUS              CATAWBA
CLEVELAND             DAVIE                 GASTON
IREDELL               LINCOLN               MECKLENBURG
ROWAN                 UNION NC

IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

AVERY                 BUNCOMBE              BURKE
CALDWELL              GRAHAM                HAYWOOD
HENDERSON             JACKSON               MACON
MADISON               MCDOWELL              MITCHELL
POLK                  RUTHERFORD            SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA          YANCEY

IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

ABBEVILLE             ANDERSON              CHEROKEE
CHESTER               GREENVILLE            GREENWOOD
LAURENS               OCONEE                PICKENS
SPARTANBURG           UNION SC              YORK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ADVANCE, ALARKA,
ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ANDERSON, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BALDWIN,
BANNER ELK, BEREA, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BLACKSTOCK,
BOYDVILLE, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK,
CALHOUN FALLS, CANDLER, CANON, CANTON, CATAWBA, CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
CELO, CHARLOTTE, CHESTER, CLARKESVILLE, CLAYTON, CLEMSON,
CLINTON, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, CORNELIA, CORNWELL, COVE CREEK,
CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DACUSVILLE, DANA, DEMOREST,
DYSARTSVILLE, EASLEY, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELBERTON, ELLENDALE,
ETOWAH, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY,
FORK CHURCH, FORK SHOALS, FORTSONIA, FRANKLIN, FRANKLIN SPRINGS,
GAFFNEY, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, GREAT FALLS,
GREENVILLE, GREER, GUMLOG, HARTWELL, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY,
HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS, HOLLYWOOD, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE,
INDIAN TRAIL, INGALLS, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN,
KYLE, LAURENS, LAVONIA, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA,
LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MAULDIN, MICAVILLE,
MIDDLETON, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONARCH MILLS,
MONROE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, MOUNTAIN CITY, MOUNTAIN REST,
NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, NINETY SIX, NUBERG, OAKWAY, PATTERSON,
PINE MOUNTAIN, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS,
RAMSEYTOWN, REED CREEK, ROBBINSVILLE, ROCK HILL, ROYSTON,
RUCKERSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALISBURY, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SENECA,
SHELBY, SIMPSONVILLE, SPARTANBURG, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE,
ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL,
SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORS, TAYLORSVILLE, TOCCOA, TRINITY, TRYON,
TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, UNION, VALDESE, WALHALLA, WALNUT,
WARE SHOALS, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, WEDDINGTON, WESSER,
AND WESTMINSTER.

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