Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 2:32AM EDT until May 17 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2025 - 11:32pm
Expires:
May 17, 2025 - 12:00am
Description:
At 232 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oak Ridge to near Midtown, 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, Lenoir City, Kingston,
Oakdale, Farragut, Rockwood, and Dearmond.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 341 and 375.
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 77 and 84.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Anderson, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; Morgan, TN; Roane, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN