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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
624 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ101-102-281115-
CLAY NC-CHEROKEE NC-WEST POLK TN-EAST POLK TN-
624 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE
CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN
POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 715 AM EDT...
AT 624 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DUCKTOWN, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MURPHY, DUCKTOWN, HAYESVILLE, NANTAHALA LAKE, WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT
REFUGE, TUSQUITEE, VIOLET, TURTLETOWN, COPPERHILL, AND HIAWASSE DAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3499 8451 3520 8451 3517 8373 3515 8373
3516 8365 3515 8364 3514 8366 3514 8364
3512 8364 3513 8362 3511 8362 3507 8357
3504 8356 3502 8352 3500 8352 3500 8350
3499 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 274DEG 47KT 3506 8441
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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