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Updated May 27, 2024 at 5:00 AM
From the Insurance Incorporated Severe Weather Center: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Bradley County and Polk County until 5:45 am.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: National Weather Service Morristown TN
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...Eastern Bradley County in east Tennessee and Polk County in east Tennessee
* Until 545 AM EDT.
* At 449 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Charleston to 7 miles southeast of Wildwood
Lake to near Cohutta, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny-size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Murphy, Benton, Ducktown, Charleston, Calhoun, William L. Davenport
Refuge, Conasauga, Violet, Big Frog Mountain, and Parksville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for southwestern
North Carolina...and east Tennessee.
From the Insurance Incorporated Severe Weather Center:
Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Bradley County until 8:00 AM.
Flash Flood Warning: National Weather Service Morristown TN
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Bradley County in east Tennessee...
East Central Hamilton County in east Tennessee...
* Until 800 AM EDT.
Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Chattanooga, Cleveland, Lakesite, Harrison, South Cleveland, Harrison Bay State Park, Hopewell, and Middle Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Tornado Watch Until 6:00 am
Action Recommended: Attend to information sources as described in the instructions
Issued By Knoxville/Tri-Cities - TN, US, National Weather Service
Affected Area Bradley County
Description: TORNADO WATCH 326 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 AM EDT /5 AM CDT/ MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES
IN EAST TENNESSEE
ANDERSON BLEDSOE BLOUNT BRADLEY CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE GRAINGER HAMBLEN HAMILTON HANCOCK HAWKINS JEFFERSON KNOX LOUDON MARION MCMINN MEIGS MONROE MORGAN POLK RHEA ROANE SCOTT SEQUATCHIE SEVIER UNION
LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION from Local 3 News
Today is a Storm Alert Weather Day. Strong to severe storms will be moving across our area from now until about 9am ET. All modes of severe weather are possible: damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, hail, and flooding. The severe risk will end by about 9am ET for our far southern communities. Then, there will be some additional regular rain until about noon.
Your Memorial Day afternoon will feature more sunshine and warm, muggy air. Highs will be in the mid-80s. There will only be a spotty pop-up storm for the afternoon into the evening. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows from 58-64.
Tuesday will be mostly sunny and warm in the mid-80s and falling humidity. Wednesday and Thursday will both be mostly sunny with comfortable air and highs around 80 and morning lows in the 50s. Friday will reach the low 80s with plentiful sunshine again.
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