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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:16 AM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Hawkins County in east Tennessee... South central Anderson County in east Tennessee... Knox County in east Tennessee... Jefferson County in east Tennessee... Cocke County in east Tennessee... Greene County in east Tennessee... Grainger County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Unicoi County in east Tennessee... Sevier County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Blount County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Washington County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Hancock County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Roane County in east Tennessee... Hamblen County in east Tennessee... * Until 315 AM EDT. * At 214 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Sneedville to 10 miles northeast of Knoxville to near Oak Ridge, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Caney Branch, Gatlinburg, Banner Hill, Panther Creek State Park, Limestone, Bird Crossing, Buffalo Springs, Alcoa, Treadway, and Rocky Fork. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 37 and 52. Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 371 and 451. Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 108 and 110. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 34. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east Tennessee. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:08 AM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Morgan County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Loudon County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Anderson County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Knox County in east Tennessee... Roane County in east Tennessee... * Until 300 AM EDT. * At 208 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Wartburg to 6 miles northwest of Rockwood, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Paint Rock, Coalfield, Bradbury, Pine Orchard, Wartburg, Lenoir City, Kingston, Oakdale, Farragut, and Rockwood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 341 and 374. Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 77 and 84. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east Tennessee. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Tornado Watch
Issued: 6:06 AM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
TORNADO WATCH 271 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE ANDERSON BLEDSOE BLOUNT BRADLEY CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE GRAINGER HAMBLEN HAMILTON HANCOCK HAWKINS JEFFERSON KNOX LOUDON MARION MCMINN MEIGS MONROE MORGAN POLK RHEA ROANE SCOTT SEQUATCHIE SEVIER UNION IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF NORTON LEE SCOTT WISE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCOA, ALPHA, APPALACHIA, ARCHVILLE, ARTHUR, ATHENS, BEAN STATION, BEARDEN, BENTON, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BIG SPRING, BIG STONE GAP, BRADBURY, BRAYTON, BULLET CREEK, CAGLE, CARTWRIGHT, CARYVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, CHESTNUT HILL, CLAIRFIELD, CLEAR WATER, CLEVELAND, CLINTON, COEBURN, CONASAUGA, DANDRIDGE, DAYTON, DENTVILLE, DUNLAP, EAGLE FURNACE, ELGIN, ELK VALLEY, ELKMONT, ETOWAH, EVANSTON, EVENSVILLE, FAIRVIEW, FINCASTLE, GRANDVIEW, HALETOWN (GUILD), HAPPY VALLEY, HARRIMAN, HARRISBURG, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, HIGH POINT, HILTONS, HOWARD QUARTER, HUNTSVILLE, JASPER, JEFFERSON CITY, JELLICO, KINGSTON, KNOXVILLE, KODAK, KYLES FORD, LA FOLLETTE, LAKE FOREST, LENOIR CITY, LONE MOUNTAIN, LONE OAK, LOUDON, LUTTRELL, MADISONVILLE, MARTIN SPRINGS, MARYVILLE, MAYNARDVILLE, MCMAHAN, MELVINE, MONTEAGLE, MOORESBURG, MORRISTOWN, MOUNT CREST, NORMA, NORRIS LAKE, NORTON, OAK RIDGE, OLD CUMBERLAND, OLD WASHINGTON, OLIVER SPRINGS, ONEIDA, PALIO, PARDEE, PARKSVILLE, PAULETTE, PETROS, PIGEON FORGE, PIKEVILLE, PINE ORCHARD, POWELLS CROSSROADS, RELIANCE, ROCKWOOD, ROSE HILL, ROSE HILL, ROYAL BLUE, RUSSELLVILLE, SANDLICK, SEVIERVILLE, SEYMOUR, SHARPS CHAPEL, SLICK ROCK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, SNEEDVILLE, SOUTH PITTSBURG, SPRING CITY, SPRINGDALE, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, SWEETWATER, TASSO, TREADWAY, WHITE OAK, WHITE PINE, WHITWELL, AND WISE.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 6:05 AM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MORGAN...CLAIBORNE...ANDERSON...NORTHEASTERN KNOX... SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK...SOUTHERN CAMPBELL...GRAINGER...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND UNION COUNTIES... At 205 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Tazewell to 8 miles west of Maynardville to 7 miles north of Oliver Springs, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Norris Dam State Park, Luttrell, Lone Mountain, Caryville, Howard Quarter, Arthur, Smokey Junction, New Tazewell, Maynardville, and Rosedale. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 114 and 139. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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