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Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
Tuesday July 25th, 2023 :: 05:40 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Northeastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 539 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Etowah, or 10 miles southeast of Athens, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Etowah, Englewood, Coker Creek, Reliance, Bullet Creek, Archville and Hiwassee Ocoee State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... 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

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