Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 11:16AM EDT until September 5 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 8:16am
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 9:30am
Description:
SVRMRX
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.
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.
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.
Area Description:
Carter, TN; Greene, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN; Lee, VA; Scott, VA; Washington, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov