- Wednesday February 28th, 2024 :: 12:40 p.m. EST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:30PM
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Northern Washington County in east Tennessee... Central Hancock County in east Tennessee... Northern Greene County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Grainger County in east Tennessee... West central Carter County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Hamblen County in east Tennessee... Southern Russell County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia... Southeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Virginia...
* Until 130 PM EST.
* At 1238 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Kingsport to near Rutledge, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Johnson City, Kingsport, Morristown, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Greeneville, Abingdon, Rogersville, Gate City, and Jonesborough. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 21. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 21 and 75. Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 22.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARTER, TN ... GRAINGER, TN ... GREENE, TN ... HAMBLEN, TN ... HANCOCK, TN ... HAWKINS, TN ... SULLIVAN, TN ... WASHINGTON, TN ... RUSSELL, VA ... 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