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Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
Sunday June 25th, 2023 :: 03:27 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Southern Bradley County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Sequatchie County in east Tennessee... Southern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Hamilton County in east Tennessee...

* Until 400 PM EDT/300 PM CDT/.

* At 327 PM EDT/227 PM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Ducktown to 6 miles east of Wildwood Lake to 6 miles southeast of Dunlap, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Chattanooga, Cleveland, Ducktown, Soddy-Daisy, Walden, Lakesite, Ridgeside, South Cleveland, Harrison and Wildwood Lake. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 22.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BRADLEY, TN ... HAMILTON, TN ... POLK, TN ... SEQUATCHIE, 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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