Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM 
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Eastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Ducktown, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Murphy, Ducktown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Coker Creek, Violet, Turtletown, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, and Unaka.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
Instructions:
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
59 Hiwassee St
Murphy, NC 28906
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-837-7352