Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM 
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Central Polk County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Benton, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Benton, Tellico Plains, Coker Creek, Violet, Citico, Turtletown, Bullet Creek, Reliance, Archville and Hiwassee Ocoee State Park.
* AFFECTED AREAS: POLK, TN ... MONROE, TN ... CHEROKEE, NC
Instructions:
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