Special Weather Statement

Locations Affected

Burnsville, NC ∙ Poplar, NC ∙ Bald Creek, NC ∙ Green Mountain, NC

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 516 PM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MADISON... NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL AND NORTHERN YANCEY COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles northeast of Marshall, or 8 miles north of Mars Hill, moving northeast at 20 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... Burnsville, Ramseytown, Faust, Wolf Ridge, Poplar, Green Mountain, and Swiss. 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. && LAT...LON 3594 8220 3582 8266 3587 8271 3595 8271 3600 8262 3599 8260 3597 8261 3595 8256 3596 8255 3598 8251 3601 8246 3609 8240 3612 8236 3612 8233 3613 8230 TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 241DEG 17KT 3595 8256 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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