Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM 
SVRMRX 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... Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 541 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Town Of Santeetlah to near Etowah, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Ducktown, Hayesville, Etowah, Tellico Plains, William L. Davenport Refuge, Tusquitee, Coker Creek, and Violet.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... MCMINN, TN ... 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 these storms. 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 these storms, 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