Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM 
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Clay County in southwestern North Carolina... Southeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 636 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 miles southeast of Madisonville to 7 miles north of Morganton, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. Polk county dispatch reported several trees down, including along highway 68. A few powerlines have also been reported down. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Shooting Creek, Tusquitee, Topton, Marble, Brasstown, and Culberson.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... MONROE, 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
