Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 7:45PM EDT until June 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 4:45pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina...
Clay County in southwestern North Carolina...
Northeastern Polk County in east Tennessee...
Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 744 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles south of Madisonville to 18 miles southwest
of Town Of Santeetlah to near Murphy to 10 miles northwest of
Blairsville, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tellico Plains,
Tusquitee, Coker Creek, Violet, Hiawasse Dam, and Marble.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Cherokee, NC; Clay, NC; Monroe, TN; Polk, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender: