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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Friday June 17th, 2022 :: 03:26 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Johnson County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Carter County in east Tennessee... The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 324 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Walnut Hill, or over Bristol Tn, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Mountain City, Walnut Hill, Bluff City, Hunter, Morril's Cave, Neva, Sadie and Elk Mills. Those attending Bristol Dragway are in the path of this storm and should prepare for IMMINENT DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEEK SHELTER NOW! This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 70 and 75. Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 8.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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