Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30PM 
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Polk County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 1030 PM EDT.
* At 937 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benton, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Benton, Tellico Plains, Coker Creek, Violet, Citico, Parksville, Turtletown, Bullet Creek, Reliance and Archville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: POLK, TN ... MONROE, TN ... CHEROKEE, NC
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for southwestern North Carolina...and east Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
59 Hiwassee St
Murphy, NC 28906
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-837-7352