Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 12:05PM EDT until September 5 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 9:05am
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 9:30am
Description:
At 1204 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of Elizabethton to 7 miles northwest
of Greeneville, 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, Greeneville, Elizabethton,
Rogersville, Jonesborough, Tusculum, Surgoinsville, and Central.
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.
Instruction:
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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.
Area Description:
Carter, TN; Greene, TN; Hawkins, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov