Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM 
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... Northeastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 744 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles south of Madisonville to 18 miles southwest of Town Of Santeetlah to near Murphy to 10 miles northwest of Blairsville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tellico Plains, Tusquitee, Coker Creek, Violet, Hiawasse Dam, and Marble.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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