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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1107 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
 

NCZ060-061-210400-
Clay NC-Cherokee NC-
1107 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND CLAY
COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT EDT...

At 1107 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles southwest of Town Of Santeetlah to 9
miles north of Morganton. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, Hayesville, Andrews, Topton, Marble,
Murphy, Brasstown, Culberson, and Nantahala Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for southwestern
North Carolina.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8419 3529 8402 3524 8401 3522 8397
      3526 8384 3524 8374 3526 8371 3523 8369
      3520 8373 3519 8371 3517 8373 3515 8373
      3516 8365 3514 8366 3513 8362 3504 8356
      3502 8352 3501 8352 3500 8349 3499 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 264DEG 35KT 3528 8405 3501 8420 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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