Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise Counties VA
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NOAA issued it on August 17, 2026, 6 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Morristown TN issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Virginia counties until 4:00 PM EDT August 17.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Virginia
- Issued
- August 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Morristown TN
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 6 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Virginia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Morristown TN. Effective from 2026-08-17T15:09:00-04:00 until 2026-08-17T16:00:00-04:00. Alert type code SVR.
Affected Areas
Southwestern Russell County, Northeastern Scott County, West central Washington County, and Southeastern Wise County in southwestern Virginia. Locations impacted include Lebanon, Cleveland Va, Coeburn, St. Paul, Dungannon, Castlewood, and Hansonville.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 308 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of Trammel, or 10 miles southeast of Wise, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Source: Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-08-17T15:09:00-04:00, expires and ends 2026-08-17T16:00:00-04:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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