076  
WWUS84 KMRX 171850  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
250 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
NCZ060-061-171930-  
CLAY NC-CHEROKEE NC-  
250 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND WESTERN  
CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...  
 
AT 250 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
MURPHY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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...  
MURPHY AND MARBLE.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3507 8420 3526 8408 3523 8398 3522 8397  
3522 8396 3518 8383 3499 8394  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 119DEG 1KT 3513 8401  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
SR  
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