Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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711 WWUS54 KMRX 091122 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 722 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 NCC039-043-091145- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-240509T1145Z/ Cherokee NC-Clay NC- 722 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES... At 722 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Robbinsville to near Andrews to near Hayesville to Hiawassee, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Andrews, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Topton, and Tusquitee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for southwestern North Carolina. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3499 8385 3511 8385 3525 8387 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 TIME...MOT...LOC 1122Z 271DEG 43KT 3527 8380 3514 8375 3503 8376 3496 8377 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ DGS