Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 12:21PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 28, 2026 - 9:21am
Expires:
June 28, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
At 1221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles west of Downtown Asheville to 3 miles
east of Waynesville to 8 miles north of Sylva to 5 miles east of
Bryson City. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Sylva, Waynesville, Canton, Cullowhee, Balsam, Webster, Dillsboro,
Graveyard Fields, B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The Nc Arboretum, and
B.R. Parkway-Black Balsam To Mount Pisgah.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Haywood; Buncombe; Northern Jackson
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: