Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 6:40PM EDT until July 28 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 3:40pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 639 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Gatlinburg, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Kuwohi, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap,
Wears Valley, Elkmont, Roundtop Mountain State Park, and Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Blount, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov