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Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
Tuesday August 13th, 2019 :: 10:21 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee... Southern Blount County in east Tennessee... Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 803 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sweetwater to 7 miles southwest of Madisonville to near Etowah, moving east at 25 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... Sweetwater, Madisonville, Etowah, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Englewood, Vonore, Tellico Plains, Coker Creek, Fort Loudon State Park, Tariffville, McGee Carson Peninsula, Bullet Creek, Citico Beach, Mount Vernon, Talassee, Citico and Deals Gap.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BLOUNT, TN ... MCMINN, TN ... MONROE, TN ... CHEROKEE, NC

Instructions:

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

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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