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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:26 PM Jul. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MACON...CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL SWAIN COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 425 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Franklin, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Franklin, Cashiers, Lake Glenville, Highlands, Cullowhee, Ellijay, Savannah, Tuckasegee, Whiteside Mountain, and Cowee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for western North Carolina. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:15 PM Jul. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 526 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 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 THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BREVARD, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, CELO, CHARLOTTE, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, COVE CREEK, CROUSE, CRUSO, CULLOWHEE, DANA, DYSARTSVILLE, EAST FLAT ROCK, ELLENDALE, ETOWAH, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FLETCHER, FOREST CITY, FORK CHURCH, FRANKLIN, GASTONIA, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HENDERSONVILLE, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HIGHLANDS, HOT SPRINGS, HUNTERSVILLE, INDIAN TRAIL, INGALLS, KANNAPOLIS, KINGS CREEK, KINGS MOUNTAIN, KYLE, LENOIR, LINCOLNTON, LITTLE RIVER, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MATTHEWS, MICAVILLE, MILL SPRING, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MONROE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAINBOW SPRINGS, RAMSEYTOWN, ROBBINSVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON, SALISBURY, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, SHELBY, SPINDALE, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STECOAH, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, SYLVA, TAYLORSVILLE, TRINITY, TRYON, TUCKASEGEE, TUXEDO, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, WEDDINGTON, AND WESSER.
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