- Thursday January 12th, 2023 :: 02:07 p.m. EST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Washington County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Unicoi County in east Tennessee... Johnson County in east Tennessee... Carter County in east Tennessee... The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia... Southeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Washington County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 300 PM EST.
* At 207 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Colonial Heights to near Erwin to 6 miles southwest of Banner Hill, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Elizabethton, Abingdon, Mountain City, Weber City, Central and Spurgeon. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 9, and between mile markers 25 and 28. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 55 and 75. Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 33.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARTER, TN ... JOHNSON, TN ... SULLIVAN, TN ... UNICOI, TN ... WASHINGTON, TN ... SCOTT, VA ... 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
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