Tennessee Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 15:33

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 6:33PM EDT until May 22 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 3:33pm
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Claiborne County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Hancock County in east Tennessee... Northwestern Grainger County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Union County in east Tennessee... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 633 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Maynardville, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... New Tazewell, Tazewell, Springdale, Lone Mountain, Howard Quarter, Rose Hill, Sharps Chapel, and Sandlick.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Claiborne, TN; Grainger, TN; Hancock, TN; Union, TN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Morristown TN