Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM 
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... Southeastern Polk County in east Tennessee...
* Until 415 PM EST.
* At 332 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 16 miles northwest of Murphy to near Ducktown, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Ducktown, Hayesville, William L. Davenport Refuge, Tusquitee, Violet, Turtletown, Copperhill and Hiawasse Dam.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... 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