Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherokee, NC; Clay, NC
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At 707 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Robbinsville to near Nantahala Lake to near Hayesville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include......
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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At 707 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Robbinsville to near Nantahala Lake to near Hayesville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Topton, and Tusquitee.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 7:07PM EDT until August 17 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:50PM EDT until August 17 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:33PM EDT until August 17 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Morristown TN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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