Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM Friday 
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 737 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Ducktown to 8 miles northeast of Eton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... William L. Davenport Refuge, Coker Creek, Conasauga, Violet, Big Frog Mountain, Parksville, Turtletown, Copperhill, Bullet Creek, and Reliance.
* 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. 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
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
