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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for southwestern North Carolina.

TORNADO WATCH 216 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE CLAY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, BRASSTOWN, HAYESVILLE, HIAWASSE DAM, MARBLE, MURPHY, SHOOTING CREEK, TOPTON, TUSQUITEE, UNAKA, AND VIOLET.