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215 NOUS44 KMRX 032219 PNSMRX PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 515 PM EST SAT MARCH 3 2012 ...EF-2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MURPHY...NORTH CAROLINA IN CHEROKEE COUNTY... A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT OF TORNADO DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED MARCH 2ND IN CHEROKEE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. THE TORNADO THAT PRODUCED DAMAGE IN CHEROKEE COUNTY...OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF MURPHY. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-2 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS AT 120 MILES AN HOUR. THE TORNADO PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUSINESS AND DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES. THE STORM SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED BY: GEORGE MATHEWS...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE...AND DOUG SCHNEIDER...SENIOR FORECASTER...WITH THE MORRISTOWN TENNESSEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. $$