“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM” from Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management : Nixle

Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management

Thursday April 10th, 2025 :: 05:22 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM

SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Northeastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 521 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Etowah, or 10 miles south of Athens, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Coker Creek, Violet, Citico, Bullet Creek, Etowah, Hiwassee Ocoee State Park, Tellico Plains, Unaka, and Dentville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... MCMINN, TN ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN

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

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