Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 6:43PM EDT until May 20 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 3:43pm
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Knox County in east Tennessee...
East central Anderson County in east Tennessee...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 639 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Knoxville,
moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Knoxville, Clinton, Alcoa, Halls, Maloneyville, Lake Forest,
Mascot, Bearden, Powell, and House Mountain State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 379 and 401.
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 108 and 118.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Anderson, TN; Knox, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender: