Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 5:36PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 17, 2026 - 2:36pm
Expires:
August 17, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles southeast of Bristol Tn, moving southeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Elizabethton,
Mountain City, Spurgeon, Colonial Heights, Gray, and Oak Grove.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
east Tennessee...and southwestern Virginia.
Area Description:
Sullivan; Johnson; Washington; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Scott
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov