Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00AM Saturday 
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Northeastern Bradley County in east Tennessee... Central Polk County in east Tennessee... Southwestern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until midnight EST.
* At 1121 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Charleston, or 8 miles northeast of Cleveland, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, Charleston, Calhoun, William L. Davenport Refuge, Turtletown, Reliance, Archville, Hiwassee Ocoee State Park, and Dentville. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 30 and 38.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... BRADLEY, 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
