Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Clay County in southwestern North Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hayesville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported trees down in portions of Cherokee county. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, Topton, Marble, and Brasstown.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC
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