Severe Thunderstorm Watch 05/16/2025 08:11 for Tennessee, Virginia areas

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 261 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE ANDERSON CAMPBELL CARTER CLAIBORNE GRAINGER GREENE HAMBLEN HANCOCK HAWKINS JOHNSON MORGAN SCOTT SULLIVAN UNICOI UNION WASHINGTON IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF BRISTOL CITY OF NORTON LEE RUSSELL SCOTT WASHINGTON WISE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABINGDON, ALPHA, APPALACHIA, ARTHUR, BEAN STATION, BENHAMS, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BIG STONE GAP, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, CARYVILLE, CASTLEWOOD, CLAIRFIELD, CLINTON, COEBURN, DOEVILLE, DYE, ELGIN, ELIZABETHTON, ELK VALLEY, ERWIN, EVANSTON, FINCASTLE, GREENEVILLE, HAMPTON, HANSONVILLE, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, HIGH POINT, HILTONS, HONAKER, HOWARD QUARTER, HUNTSVILLE, JELLICO, JOHNSON CITY, KINGSPORT, KYLES FORD, LA FOLLETTE, LAUREL BLOOMERY, LEBANON, LIMESTONE COVE, LONE MOUNTAIN, LUTTRELL, MAYNARDVILLE, MOORESBURG, MORRISTOWN, MOUNTAIN CITY, NEVA, NORMA, NORRIS LAKE, NORTON, OAK RIDGE, ONEIDA, PARDEE, PAULETTE, PETROS, PINE ORCHARD, ROSE HILL, ROSE HILL, ROSEDALE, ROYAL BLUE, RUSSELLVILLE, SANDLICK, SHADY VALLEY, SHARPS CHAPEL, SLICK ROCK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, SNEEDVILLE, SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, SPRINGDALE, TRADE, TREADWAY, UNICOI, WHITE OAK, AND WISE.