Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Northeastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Blount County in east Tennessee... Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 400 PM EST.
* At 308 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 13 miles northeast of Madisonville to 7 miles east of Benton, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Vonore, Tellico Plains, Fort Loudon State Park, Coker Creek, Violet, Tariffville, McGee Carson Peninsula, Bullet Creek, Marble and Citico Beach.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BLOUNT, TN ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging winds and occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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