Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 12:43PM EDT until July 5 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 9:43am
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 10:30am
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Knox County in east Tennessee...
Southern Anderson County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Roane County in east Tennessee...
* Until 130 PM EDT.
* At 1242 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oliver
Springs, or near Oak Ridge, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Farragut, Oliver Springs, Powell,
and Karns.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 374 and 381.
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 117 and 121.
Instruction:
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
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.
Area Description:
Anderson, TN; Knox, TN; Roane, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender: