Tennessee, Virginia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 20:27

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 11:27PM EDT until July 5 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 8:27pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
At 1126 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Elizabethton, and is moving slowly northeast. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Elizabethton, South Holston Dam, Hunter, Morril's Cave, Doeville, Harr, Sadie, and Shady Valley. This includes Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 13 and 14.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Carter, TN; Johnson, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, VA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Morristown TN