Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM 
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... Southeastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 309 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles southwest of Town Of Santeetlah to 9 miles east of Ducktown to 8 miles north of Morganton, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tusquitee, Violet, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, Brasstown and Shooting Creek.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT 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