Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 5:44AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:44am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
At 544 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Bryson City, or near Smoky Mountains-Deep Creek,
moving northeast at 50 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...
Bryson City, Cherokee, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky
Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky Mountains-Kuwohi, Smoky
Mountains-Oconaluftee, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, B.R.
Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap, and Great Smoky Mountains
National Park.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for
western North Carolina.
Area Description:
Swain; Northern Jackson
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov