Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15AM
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Clay County in southwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Central Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 615 AM EST.
* At 513 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles west of Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek to 15 miles east of Etowah to 9 miles southwest of Ducktown, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Tellico Plains, Tusquitee, Coker Creek, Violet, Tariffville, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, Brasstown, Shooting Creek, Citico Beach, Citico, Talassee, Hot House, Topton, Unaka and Copperhill.
* AFFECTED AREAS: POLK, TN ... MONROE, TN ... CLAY, NC ... CHEROKEE, NC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage.
Address/Location
Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
59 Hiwassee St
Murphy, NC 28906
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-837-7352
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