Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM 
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... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southern Blount County in east Tennessee... Monroe County in east Tennessee... South central Sevier County in east Tennessee...
* Until 545 PM EST.
* At 501 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles southwest of Maryville to 9 miles south of Madisonville to 6 miles southwest of Etowah, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Etowah, Smoky Mountains-Clingmans Dome, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Englewood, Tellico Plains, Coker Creek, Tariffville, Bullet Creek and Citico Beach.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BLOUNT, TN ... MCMINN, TN ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN ... SEVIER, TN
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