Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45AM
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... McMinn County in east Tennessee... Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 445 AM EDT.
* At 353 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Athens to near Charleston, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Athens, Madisonville, Etowah, Englewood, Tellico Plains, Niota, Riceville, Coker Creek, Clear Water, Bullet Creek, Mount Vernon, Citico and Unaka.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MCMINN, TN ... MONROE, TN ... CHEROKEE, NC
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