Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:39AM EDT until March 16 at 6:15AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:39am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:15am
Description:
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 615 AM EDT.
* At 539 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Andrews,
moving northeast at 35 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,
Topton, and Brasstown.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for southwestern
North Carolina.
Area Description:
Cherokee, NC; Clay, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov