423  
WUUS54 KMRX 151657  
SVRMRX  
NCC039-043-151800-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0124.260815T1657Z-260815T1800Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1257 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...  
 
* UNTIL 200 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 1257 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MURPHY,  
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MURPHY, HAYESVILLE, MARBLE, AND BRASSTOWN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3515 8410 3522 8393 3499 8370 3499 8405  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 332DEG 8KT 3509 8397  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
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