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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
524 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
NCZ060-172215-
CHEROKEE NC-
524 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY
THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 523 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES WEST OF MURPHY, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MURPHY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3499 8410 3508 8429 3515 8426 3512 8391
3500 8400 3499 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 288DEG 17KT 3509 8420
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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