North Carolina, Tennessee Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/22/2026 16:07

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