Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:15AM Monday
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... Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 115 AM EDT.
* At 1213 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Etowah to 12 miles east of Benton to 9 miles southwest of Ducktown, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Madisonville, Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tellico Plains, Tusquitee, Coker Creek, Violet and Tariffville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MONROE, TN ... CLAY, NC ... 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.
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