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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0125 Issued by the Morristown / Knoxville Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-15 13:18:53 437 WUUS54 KMRX 151818 SVRMRX TNC163-VAC167-169-191-520-151900- /O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0125.260815T1818Z-260815T1900Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 218 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Russell County in southwestern Virginia... The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia... East central Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 218 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest of Bristol Va, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Abingdon, Walnut Hill, Nickelsville, South Holston Dam, Collingwood, Holston, Hilander Park, and Benhams. This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 in Tennessee near mile marker 75. Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 18. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3671 8245 3686 8232 3675 8192 3649 8210 TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 298DEG 18KT 3675 8229 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-08-15 13:36:23 086 WWUS54 KMRX 151835 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 235 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TNC163-VAC167-169-191-520-151900- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-260815T1900Z/ Sullivan TN-Russell VA-City of Bristol VA-Scott VA-Washington VA- 235 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL SULLIVAN...SOUTHWESTERN RUSSELL...EAST CENTRAL SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL... At 235 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bristol Va, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Abingdon, Walnut Hill, South Holston Dam, Collingwood, Hilander Park, and Benhams. This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 in Tennessee near mile marker 75. Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 18. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3671 8245 3680 8226 3675 8192 3649 8210 TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 298DEG 18KT 3671 8219 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-15 13:56:23 603 WWUS54 KMRX 151856 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 256 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 TNC163-VAC167-169-191-520-151905- /O.EXP.KMRX.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-260815T1900Z/ Sullivan TN-Russell VA-City of Bristol VA-Scott VA-Washington VA- 256 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SULLIVAN... SOUTHWESTERN RUSSELL...EAST CENTRAL SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3671 8245 3680 8226 3675 8192 3649 8210 TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 298DEG 18KT 3667 8209 $$ DGS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||