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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Tuesday May 16th, 2023 :: 12:32 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 08:00PM Tuesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 225 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE ANDERSON CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE GRAINGER HAMBLEN HANCOCK HAWKINS MORGAN SCOTT SULLIVAN UNION IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF BRISTOL CITY OF NORTON LEE RUSSELL SCOTT WASHINGTON WISE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABINGDON, ALPHA, APPALACHIA, ARTHUR, BEAN STATION, BENHAMS, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BIG STONE GAP, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, CARYVILLE, CASTLEWOOD, CLAIRFIELD, CLINTON, COEBURN, DYE, ELGIN, ELK VALLEY, EVANSTON, FINCASTLE, HANSONVILLE, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, HIGH POINT, HILTONS, HONAKER, HOWARD QUARTER, HUNTSVILLE, JELLICO, KINGSPORT, KYLES FORD, LA FOLLETTE, LEBANON, LONE MOUNTAIN, LUTTRELL, MAYNARDVILLE, MOORESBURG, MORRISTOWN, NORMA, NORRIS LAKE, NORTON, OAK RIDGE, ONEIDA, PARDEE, PAULETTE, PETROS, PINE ORCHARD, ROSE HILL, ROSE HILL, ROSEDALE, ROYAL BLUE, RUSSELLVILLE, SANDLICK, SHARPS CHAPEL, SLICK ROCK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, SNEEDVILLE, SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, SPRINGDALE, TREADWAY, WHITE OAK, AND WISE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ANDERSON, TN ... CAMPBELL, TN ... CLAIBORNE, TN ... GRAINGER, TN ... HAMBLEN, TN ... HANCOCK, TN ... HAWKINS, TN ... MORGAN, TN ... SCOTT, TN ... SULLIVAN, TN ... UNION, TN ... LEE, VA ... RUSSELL, VA ... SCOTT, VA ... WASHINGTON, VA ... WISE, VA ... CITY OF BRISTOL, VA ... CITY OF NORTON, VA

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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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