Expires:202506080945;Remove:202506080945;893407 WWUS84 KMRX 080848 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 448 AM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025 NCZ060-061-TNZ102-080945- Clay NC-Cherokee NC-East Polk TN- 448 AM EDT Sun Jun 8 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE AND NORTHERN CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 545 AM EDT... At 447 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Murphy, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Andrews, Murphy, Nantahala Lake, Tusquitee, Violet, Topton, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, and Unaka. 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 3502 8429 3521 8437 3521 8429 3522 8429 3524 8413 3527 8401 3524 8401 3522 8397 3526 8384 3524 8374 3526 8371 3523 8369 3520 8373 3519 8371 3515 8373 3516 8365 3514 8366 3513 8363 3508 8358 TIME...MOT...LOC 0847Z 259DEG 36KT 3513 8418 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 27