Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 7:07PM EDT until June 22 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 4:07pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina...
Southeastern Polk County in east Tennessee...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 706 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Benton, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Ducktown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Violet, Hot House,
Turtletown, Copperhill, Hiawasse Dam, Archville, Culberson, and
Unaka.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Cherokee, NC; Polk, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender: