The National Weather Service has placed Cherokee County in the Marginal Risk Area for a few severe storms possible late tonight through early Sunday Morning.   The timeline for these storms is 7:00 p.m. this evening through 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Brief tornadoes and damaging winds up to 60mph are possible.

Be sure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts.  You can now receive text alerts for weather notifications. All you have to do is text the keyword WEATHER1 to 77000. This will allow us to enhance awareness during any and all types of severe weather events.

We will be closely monitoring the latest forecast models for updates.