Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jackson, NC; Macon, NC; Swain, NC
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What is happening
At 705 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of Robbinsville to 3 miles southwest of Hayesville, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Franklin,...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Bulletin details
At 705 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of Robbinsville to 3 miles southwest of Hayesville, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Franklin, Nantahala Lake, Wesser, Ellijay, Burningtown, Savannah, Kyle, Otto, Rainbow Springs, and Nantahala.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 7:06PM EDT until August 17 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:37PM EDT until August 17 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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