


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
761 WWUS84 KMRX 042140 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 540 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 NCZ060-061-042230- Clay NC-Cherokee NC- 540 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Nantahala Lake, or 8 miles northeast of Hayesville, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, Brasstown, 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 3523 8424 3523 8398 3522 8397 3522 8371 3520 8373 3519 8371 3517 8373 3515 8373 3516 8365 3515 8364 3514 8366 3514 8364 3512 8364 3513 8362 3511 8362 3507 8357 3498 8368 3499 8409 TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 052DEG 6KT 3511 8371 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$