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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
610 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
NCZ060-082245-
CHEROKEE NC-
610 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 610 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ANDREWS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARBLE, TOPTON, AND ANDREWS.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MORRISTOWN.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3510 8391 3522 8397 3523 8389 3526 8384
3526 8380 3524 8374 3526 8371 3524 8369
3520 8373 3519 8371 3516 8374 3516 8377
3514 8382 3514 8384 3511 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 240DEG 18KT 3522 8382
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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