Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 1:03PM EDT until September 5 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 10:03am
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Morgan County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Loudon County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Knox County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Anderson County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Roane County in east Tennessee...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 103 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oliver
Springs, or near Oak Ridge, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, Kingston, Loudon, Farragut, Oliver Springs,
Coalfield, and Bradbury.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 356 and 374.
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 75 and 84.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near lakes, get away from the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Anderson, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; Morgan, TN; Roane, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov