669  
WWUS54 KMRX 151718  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
NCC039-043-151800-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260815T1800Z/  
CHEROKEE NC-CLAY NC-  
118 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND WESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 118 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 1718Z 335DEG 7KT 3506 8396  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
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