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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 5:21 AM Sep. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN TRANSYLVANIA... NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON...EAST CENTRAL JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD AND SOUTHWESTERN BUNCOMBE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT... At 120 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of Brevard, or near Looking Glass, moving north at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Brevard, Graveyard Fields, B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The Nc Arboretum, Looking Glass, B.R. Parkway-Black Balsam To Mount Pisgah, Mount Pisgah, B.R. Parkway-Balsam Gap To Black Balsam Area, Black Balsam Area, Bent Creek, and Etowah. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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