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Clay County, NC
Sunday June 8th, 2025 :: 05:10 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00AM

SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

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

* Until 600 AM EDT.

* At 509 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Murphy, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, Hot House, Hiawasse Dam, and Brasstown.

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

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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