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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WASHCOVA followed by your message, to 888777
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