# Special Weather Statement: Cherokee; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; West Polk; East Polk — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-21 02:12 ingested 2026-08-21 06:44

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## extract

Special Weather Statement — Cherokee; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; West Polk; East Polk
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed.
At 211 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 12 miles north of Ducktown, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Tellico Plains, Bullet Creek, Coker Creek, Violet, and Turtletown.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.