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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Friday May 6th, 2022 :: 06:29 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Johnson County in east Tennessee... Carter County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Washington County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 628 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Walnut Hill to near Elizabethton to near Bakersville, moving northeast at 50 mph. This storm has a history of producing damaging winds. 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, Mountain City, Bluff City, Damascus, Hunter, Morril's Cave, Roane Mountain State Park, Neva and Laurel Bloomery.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CARTER, TN ... JOHNSON, TN ... SULLIVAN, TN ... WASHINGTON, VA

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east Tennessee...and southwestern Virginia. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
1 Government Center Pl
Abingdon, VA 24210

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-525-1330

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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