Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 6:09PM EDT until July 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Blount County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Sevier County in east Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pigeon Forge,
or 7 miles northwest of Gatlinburg, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Smoky Mountains-Newfound
Gap, Smoky Mountains-Kuwohi, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain,
Pittman Center, Wears Valley, Elkmont, and Roundtop Mountain State
Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Cocke, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov