555  
WWUS54 KMRX 151740  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
140 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
NCC039-043-151800-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-260815T1800Z/  
CHEROKEE NC-CLAY NC-  
140 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 139 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HAYESVILLE,  
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MURPHY, HAYESVILLE, 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 3508 8391 3507 8377 3499 8370  
3499 8405  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 309DEG 11KT 3501 8381  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
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