Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
326 WWUS84 KMRX 231913 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 313 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 NCZ061-232000- Clay NC- 313 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CLAY COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 313 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hayesville, moving northeast at 15 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... Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, and Brasstown. 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 3504 8393 3516 8374 3515 8373 3516 8365 3515 8364 3514 8366 3514 8364 3512 8364 3513 8362 3511 8362 3507 8357 3504 8356 3502 8352 3501 8352 3500 8349 3499 8365 3499 8392 TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 241DEG 12KT 3503 8386 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DGS