Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM 
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Loudon County in east Tennessee... Polk County in east Tennessee... Eastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Blount County in east Tennessee... Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 415 PM EST.
* At 310 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ducktown, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Athens, Sweetwater, Madisonville, Ducktown, Etowah, Englewood, Vonore, Greenback, Tellico Plains and Niota. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 53 and 60.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BLOUNT, TN ... LOUDON, TN ... MCMINN, TN ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EST for southwestern North Carolina...and east Tennessee. 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