Flash Flood Warning until 02:45AM Thursday 
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Clay County in southwestern North Carolina...
* Until 245 AM EDT.
* At 1154 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen over the last hour between Andrews and Murphy, with 1 to 2 inches having fallen over the last two hours east of Hayesville. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area over the next couple of hours. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Tusquitee, Marble, Topton and Shooting Creek.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
59 Hiwassee St
Murphy, NC 28906
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-837-7352