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Cherokee County, NC Emergency Management
Tuesday July 30th, 2019 :: 02:59 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Northwestern Clay County in southwestern North Carolina...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 258 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Murphy, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Tusquitee, Hot House, Hiawasse Dam, Marble, Culberson and Unaka.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY, NC ... 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

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