Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 2:03AM EDT until May 17 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2025 - 11:03pm
Expires:
May 16, 2025 - 11:45pm
Description:
At 203 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pennington Gap to near Sneedville to near
Tazewell, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Coeburn, Weber City, Dungannon, Pennington Gap, Rose Hill, McCloud,
Surgoinsville, Ewing, Appalachia, and Okolona.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east
Tennessee...and southwestern Virginia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Claiborne, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Lee, VA; Scott, VA; Wise, VA; City of Norton, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN