Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM 
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 608 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Etowah to 11 miles north of Eton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. Hamilton County dispatch has reported numerous trees down across the county due to these storms. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, Etowah, William L. Davenport Refuge, Coker Creek, Conasauga, Violet, Big Frog Mountain, Parksville, and Turtletown.
* 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
