Expires:202308122115;Remove:202308122115;525962 WWUS54 KMRX 122101 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 501 PM EDT Sat Aug 12 2023 NCC039-043-122115- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0240.000000T0000Z-230812T2115Z/ Cherokee NC-Clay NC- 501 PM EDT Sat Aug 12 2023 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES... At 501 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Nantahala Lake, or 11 miles southwest of Franklin, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Topton, and Tusquitee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3499 8380 3525 8378 3524 8376 3525 8370 3523 8369 3520 8373 3519 8371 3517 8373 3515 8373 3516 8365 3514 8366 3512 8364 3513 8362 3504 8356 3502 8352 3501 8352 3500 8349 TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 269DEG 37KT 3511 8357 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ KRS