Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
815 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

NCZ060-300100-
Cherokee NC-
815 PM EDT Sun Jun 29 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH
900 PM EDT...

At 815 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northwest of Murphy, moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Murphy, Hiawasse Dam, Violet, Culberson, 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 8429 3527 8423 3526 8421 3524 8419
      3525 8414 3524 8413 3525 8412 3525 8409
      3529 8403 3527 8401 3524 8401 3523 8399
      3520 8398 3499 8405 3499 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 158DEG 7KT 3523 8415

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

$$

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