Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
725 PM EST THU MAY 18 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE UPSTATE...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING THIS EVENING FROM NORTHERN
ALABAMA TO CENTRAL TENNESSEE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE EAST
AT ABOUT 30 MPH. WARM MOIST AIR OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL PROVIDE A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY LATE
THIS EVENING. ANY ACTIVITY BEGINING LATE THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EARLY MORNING FRIDAY.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERE WEATHER...AND STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE ACTIVITION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV...OR LOCAL RADIO FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVLOPING SITUATION.
GAR/GSP

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASHEVILLE NC
9:10 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

... TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TILL
MIDNIGHT...

    AT 9:05 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
EASTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN GEORGIA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS TO
THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO THE
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF GRAHAM...CHEROKEE...SWAIN...AND CLAY
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

    BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

    IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA... TAKE SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PA>SSED.

    STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR THE
LATER STATMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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