Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Fairgarden, TN ∙ Witt, TN ∙ Sevierville, TN ∙ Newport, TN ∙ Dandridge, TN ∙ Morristown, TN ∙ Kodak, TN ∙ Baneberry, TN ∙ Jefferson City, TN ∙ Talbott, TN

Full Alert Message

Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1053 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN COCKE...SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER...NORTHERN SEVIER AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES... At 1052 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Market, or near Dandridge, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Newport, Panther Creek State Park, Bird Crossing, Fairgarden, Strawberry Plains, McMahan, Bybee, Dandridge, Baneberry, and Sevierville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 406 and 442. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for east Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3582 8371 3593 8371 3594 8368 3595 8369 3597 8365 3599 8365 3603 8368 3605 8367 3606 8369 3610 8371 3608 8367 3613 8370 3621 8351 3624 8320 3585 8313 TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 261DEG 41KT 3604 8353 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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