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Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
Saturday March 25th, 2023 :: 03:44 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45AM

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... South central Blount County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 445 AM EDT.

* At 343 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles east of Etowah, or 16 miles south of Madisonville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tusquitee, Violet, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, Brasstown and Shooting Creek.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... BLOUNT, TN ... MONROE, 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

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