Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 2:08AM EDT until May 17 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2025 - 11:08pm
Expires:
May 17, 2025 - 12:00am
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Morgan County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Loudon County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Anderson County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Knox County in east Tennessee...
Roane County in east Tennessee...
* Until 300 AM EDT.
* At 208 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Wartburg to 6 miles northwest
of Rockwood, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Paint Rock, Coalfield, Bradbury, Pine Orchard, Wartburg, Lenoir
City, Kingston, Oakdale, Farragut, and Rockwood.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 341 and 374.
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 77 and 84.
Instruction:
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 east
Tennessee.
Area Description:
Anderson, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; Morgan, TN; Roane, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN