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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Saturday March 25th, 2023 :: 05:16 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15AM

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

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

* Until 615 AM EDT.

* At 515 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Bristol Va to 7 miles south of Banner Hill, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Abingdon, Mountain City, Walnut Hill, Glade Spring, Damascus, Roane Mountain State Park, Neva and Laurel Bloomery. This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 in Tennessee near mile marker 75. Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 33.

* 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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