Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15AM
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Bradley County in east Tennessee... Polk County in east Tennessee... Southern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 415 AM EDT.
* At 315 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near East Cleveland, or near Cleveland, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Athens, Madisonville, Benton, Ducktown, Etowah, Charleston, Englewood, Tellico Plains, Calhoun and William L. Davenport Refuge. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 38 and 39.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BRADLEY, TN ... MCMINN, TN ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, 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
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning