Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 25 at 1:51PM EDT until April 25 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 25, 2025 - 10:51am
Expires:
April 25, 2025 - 11:00am
Description:
At 151 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of Maynardville to near New Market
to near Jefferson City to near Sevierville to 6 miles northwest of
Pigeon Forge, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Newport, Thorn Hill, Panther Creek State Park, Bird Crossing, Buffalo
Springs, Strawberry Plains, McMahan, Dandridge, Baneberry, and
Sevierville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 405 and 435.
Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 10.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Cocke, TN; Grainger, TN; Hamblen, TN; Jefferson, TN; Sevier, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN