722  
WGUS84 KMRX 081859  
FLSMRX  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
259 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2024  
 
NCC039-082200-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.FA.Y.0021.240508T1859Z-240508T2200Z/  
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
CHEROKEE NC-  
259 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2024  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTY, CHEROKEE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 600 PM EDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 259 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN  
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2 INCHES OF  
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED  
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR  
FLOODING.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
UNAKA.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3520 8391 3516 8412 3518 8418 3523 8417  
3525 8414 3524 8413 3525 8412 3525 8409  
3527 8405 3529 8403 3527 8401 3523 8400  
3523 8398 3522 8397 3522 8394 3526 8384  
3525 8383  
 

 
 
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