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WWUS54 KMRX 172307
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
707 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
NCC039-043-172330-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-260817T2330Z/
CHEROKEE NC-CLAY NC-
707 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES...
AT 707 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROBBINSVILLE TO NEAR NANTAHALA LAKE TO NEAR
HAYESVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HAYESVILLE, NANTAHALA LAKE, SHOOTING CREEK, TOPTON, AND TUSQUITEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3499 8390 3512 8381 3526 8371 3523 8369
3520 8373 3519 8371 3515 8373 3516 8365
3514 8366 3513 8362 3504 8356 3502 8352
3501 8352 3500 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 270DEG 35KT 3530 8372 3515 8373 3500 8381
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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