Expires:202504260130;Remove:202504260130;456073
WWUS84 KMRX 260032
SPSMRX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
832 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025
 

NCZ060-061-260130-
Clay NC-Cherokee NC-
832 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND CLAY
COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT...

At 832 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Murphy, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Tusquitee, Hayesville, Andrews, Topton, Murphy, Brasstown, Marble,
and Nantahala Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8416 3526 8380 3524 8376 3525 8370
      3523 8369 3520 8373 3519 8371 3517 8373
      3515 8373 3516 8365 3515 8364 3514 8366
      3514 8364 3512 8364 3513 8362 3511 8362
      3508 8358 3499 8378 3499 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 234DEG 31KT 3499 8402 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JLB