East Tennessee Weather Lab

🛰️ Severe Weather & Radar Analysis
📍 East Tennessee & Southeast Kentucky
🚨 Rapid updates on active watches, warnings, & threats.
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Special Weather Statement for Knox, Jefferson, and North Sevier until 6:15 PM 6/12. Wind gusts up to 40 mph possible, with frequent lightning. Secure loose items and seek shelter indoors if outdoors.

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Special Weather Statement for Sullivan, Johnson, NW Carter until 5:15 PM 6/12. Wind gusts up to 40 mph may knock down tree limbs and blow unsecured objects. Frequent lightning—seek shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hancock, TN & Others until 4:15 PM 6/12. 60 mph winds and penny-size hail possible. Damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor now.

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Mesoscale Discussion — Much of VA, parts of WV & MD. Scattered storms capable of damaging wind gusts are expected to develop through the afternoon.

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Special Weather Statement for Hamilton, Bradley, and West Polk until 3:00 PM 6/12. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential rain may cause localized flooding. Lightning and gusty winds could knock down limbs. Seek shelter indoors; don’t drive through flooded roads.

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Mesoscale Discussion — Much of VA, parts of WV & MD. Afternoon scattered storms may produce damaging wind gusts.

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At 153 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Etowah, or near Athens, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Athens, Madisonville, Etowah, Englewood, Tellico Plains, Calhoun, Riceville, Coker Creek, Violet, and Tariffville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 274DEG 16KT 3538 8455

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special Weather Statement for Cherokee, McMinn, NW Monroe, SE Monroe, and West Polk until 2:45 PM 6/12. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Torrential rain may cause localized flooding; lightning. Seek shelter indoors; don’t drive through flooded roads.

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Special Weather Statement for Meigs, McMinn, Hamilton, Bradley, West Polk until 2:15 PM 6/12. Wind gusts up to 40 mph may knock down limbs and blow unsecured items. Torrential rain may cause localized flooding. Avoid driving through flooded roads; seek shelter indoors. https:/...

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Special Weather Statement for Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Marion, and Hamilton until 1:30 PM 6/12. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential rain may cause localized flooding. Lightning possible. Seek shelter indoors; don’t drive through flooded roads.

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Special Weather Statement for Roane, Loudon, Meigs, McMinn & Others until 9:00 PM 6/9. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea-size hail. Torrential rain may cause localized flooding. Seek shelter indoors; don’t drive through flooded roads.

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Special Weather Statement for Marion until 7:45 PM 6/9. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea-size hail possible. Torrential rain may cause localized flooding. If outdoors, seek shelter inside; don’t drive through flooded roads.

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Flood Advisory for Polk, TN until 7:30 PM 6/9. Flooding from excessive rainfall is expected. Minor flooding in low-lying/poor drainage areas. Heavy rain 1.5–2.5" has fallen; 1–2" more possible. Turn around, don’t drown.

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Special Weather Statement for Claiborne, Hancock, and Lee until 6:15 PM 6/9. Wind gusts up to 40 mph may knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. If outdoors, seek shelter inside a building.

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Flood Advisory for Rhea, TN until 6:30 PM 6/9. Flooding from excessive rainfall is expected. Minor flooding in low-lying/poor drainage areas; 1-2" rain already with more possible. Turn around, don’t drown—avoid flooded roads.

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Flood Watch for Pulaski, Laurel, Wayne & Others until noon Wed. Flooding from heavy rain is possible. Excessive runoff may flood creeks/streams and low-lying areas. Avoid flooded roads and move valuables to higher ground.

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Special Weather Statement for Pulaski, Laurel, Wayne until 3:00 PM 6/9. Strong storms may bring wind gusts up to 50 mph and localized flooding from torrential rain. If outdoors, seek shelter indoors; don’t drive through flooded roads.

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Mesoscale Discussion for portions of southern IL, SW IN, western/central KY & Others. Storms may intensify over the next few hrs. Damaging gusts likely; a couple tornadoes possible. Monitor radar; be ready to take shelter.

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Flash Flood Warning for Knox, TN until 10:30 PM 6/8. Heavy rain may cause flash flooding of creeks/streams, urban areas, highways, and underpasses. Turn around, don’t drown—avoid flooded roads and low-lying areas.

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Flash Flood Warning for Knox, TN until 9:30 PM 6/8. Flash flooding from heavy thunderstorms is ongoing/expected; 1-3" more rain possible. Turn around, don’t drown—avoid flooded roads, especially I-40 underpasses.