Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Greene, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN +3 more
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SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Washington County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Hancock County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Greene County in east...
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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. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Washington County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Hancock County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Greene County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Scott County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 405 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Surgoinsville, or 12 miles southwest of Gate City, moving southeast at 25 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... Johnson City, Kingsport, Jonesborough, Surgoinsville, Spurgeon, Colonial Heights, Gray, Oak Grove, Midway, and Church Hill. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 20. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 39 and 64.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 4:05PM EDT until July 28 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Morristown TN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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