Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Thursday 
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... East central Bradley County in east Tennessee... Northern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 729 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benton, moving east at 30 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... Benton, Etowah, Tellico Plains, Coker Creek, Mount Vernon, Bullet Creek, Reliance, Hiwassee Ocoee State Park, and Dentville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BRADLEY, TN ... MCMINN, TN ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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