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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Morristown TN
350 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1141 PM     Tornado          4 E Murphy              35.09N 83.96W
05/08/2024                   Cherokee           NC   NWS Storm Survey

            A survey found EF-1 tornado damage, with
            peak winds of 95 mph. Path length was 2.42
            miles, path width was 40 yards. Pockets of
            extensive tree damage were noted near and
            around the Peachtree community. The tornado
            likely developed near Greenlawn Cemetery
            Road and Memory Lane. It continued east
            across Upper Peachtree Road causing some
            tree damage on Lizzie Elliot Road. The
            tornado took a slight northeast jog and was
            non-continuous throughout its life cycle. It
            crossed Sky Trek Drive and Shadow Pond Road.
            The tornado lifted before crossing Upper
            Peachtree Road again. Numerous trees were
            either uprooted or snapped along the path.
            It was noted that large limbs were also
            downed. Other significant tree damage was
            found where Upper Peachtree Road turns north
            just past Trinity Drive close to Boyd Ridge
            Drive. However, this damage was associated
            with straight line winds in excess of 70
            mph.


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