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Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
Saturday June 7th, 2025 :: 05:11 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Bradley County in east Tennessee... Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Hamilton County in east Tennessee...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 510 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South Cleveland, or near Cleveland, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Chattanooga, Cleveland, Benton, Ducktown, South Cleveland, East Cleveland, Wildwood Lake, Harrison, Collegedale, and William L. Davenport Refuge. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 10 and 29.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BRADLEY, TN ... HAMILTON, TN ... 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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