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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.

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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

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