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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
408 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

NCZ060-061-162100-
Clay NC-Cherokee NC-
408 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CHEROKEE AND CLAY
COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 407 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hayesville. This thunderstorm was moving northeast less than 10 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...
Andrews, 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.

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LAT...LON 3509 8400 3526 8383 3524 8376 3525 8372
      3523 8370 3520 8373 3519 8371 3517 8373
      3515 8373 3516 8365 3515 8364 3514 8366
      3514 8364 3512 8364 3513 8362 3504 8356
      3502 8352 3501 8352 3500 8349 3499 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 236DEG 4KT 3506 8387

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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