Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 4:37PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
At 437 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Erwin, or 9 miles northwest of Bakersville, moving south at 15 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...
Newland, Banner Elk, Elk Park, Bakersville, Beech Mountain In Avery County, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Buladean, Minneapolis, and Poplar.

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