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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 3:16 PM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Washington County in east Tennessee... Hancock County in east Tennessee... Northern Greene County in east Tennessee... Northwestern Carter County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 1230 PM EDT. * At 1115 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 miles north of Walnut Hill to Sneedville, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Greeneville, Elizabethton, Rogersville, Gate City, Sneedville, and Jonesborough. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 23. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 24 and 75. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Heat Advisory
Issued: 4:49 AM Sep. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Afternoon heat index values will reach or exceed 100 across much of the area, with some locations peaking around 105. * WHERE...Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Northwest Cocke, and Northwest Greene Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
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