Tornado Watch until 05:00PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE ANDERSON BLEDSOE BLOUNT BRADLEY CAMPBELL HAMILTON KNOX LOUDON MARION MCMINN MEIGS MONROE MORGAN POLK RHEA ROANE SCOTT SEQUATCHIE UNION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCOA, ANDREWS, ARCHVILLE, ATHENS, BEARDEN, BENTON, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BIG SPRING, BRADBURY, BRAYTON, BULLET CREEK, CAGLE, CARTWRIGHT, CARYVILLE, CHATTANOOGA, CLEAR WATER, CLEVELAND, CLINTON, CONASAUGA, DAYTON, DENTVILLE, DUNLAP, EAGLE FURNACE, ELGIN, ELK VALLEY, ETOWAH, EVENSVILLE, FAIRVIEW, FINCASTLE, GRANDVIEW, HALETOWN (GUILD), HAPPY VALLEY, HARRIMAN, HIAWASSE DAM, HIGH POINT, HUNTSVILLE, JASPER, JELLICO, KINGSTON, KNOXVILLE, LA FOLLETTE, LAKE FOREST, LENOIR CITY, LONE OAK, LOUDON, LUTTRELL, MADISONVILLE, MARBLE, MARTIN SPRINGS, MARYVILLE, MAYNARDVILLE, MELVINE, MONTEAGLE, MOUNT CREST, MURPHY, NORMA, NORRIS LAKE, OAK RIDGE, OLD CUMBERLAND, OLD WASHINGTON, OLIVER SPRINGS, ONEIDA, PALIO, PARKSVILLE, PAULETTE, PETROS, PIKEVILLE, PINE ORCHARD, POWELLS CROSSROADS, RELIANCE, ROCKWOOD, ROSE HILL, ROYAL BLUE, SHARPS CHAPEL, SLICK ROCK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, SOUTH PITTSBURG, SPRING CITY, SWEETWATER, TASSO, TOPTON, UNAKA, VIOLET, WHITE OAK, AND WHITWELL.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... ANDERSON, TN ... BLEDSOE, TN ... BLOUNT, TN ... BRADLEY, TN ... CAMPBELL, TN ... HAMILTON, TN ... KNOX, TN ... LOUDON, TN ... MCMINN, TN ... MARION, TN ... MEIGS, TN ... MONROE, TN ... MORGAN, TN ... POLK, TN ... RHEA, TN ... ROANE, TN ... SCOTT, TN ... SEQUATCHIE, TN ... UNION, TN
Address/Location
Lee University
1120 N Ocoee St
Cleveland, TN 37311
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 423-614-8000
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Watch