Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Polk County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 530 PM EST.
* At 437 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest of Ducktown, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Murphy, Ducktown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Coker Creek, Violet, Big Frog Mountain, Parksville, Turtletown, Hiawasse Dam and Copperhill.
* AFFECTED AREAS: POLK, TN ... MONROE, TN ... CHEROKEE, NC
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for southwestern North Carolina...and east Tennessee. 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