Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 1:25AM EDT until May 17 at 2:30AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2025 - 10:25pm
Expires:
May 16, 2025 - 11:30pm
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Wise County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 230 AM EDT.
* At 125 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Southdown, or
near Whitesburg, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pound.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for southwestern
Virginia.
Area Description:
Wise, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN