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Clay County, NC
Tuesday July 30th, 2024 :: 06:45 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM

SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Clay County in southwestern North Carolina...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 643 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Andrews to 6 miles northwest of Young Harris to 8 miles northwest of Blairsville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, Marble, and Brasstown.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Clay County, NC
345 Courthouse Drive
Hayesville, NC 28904

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-389-1361

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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