Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Through 5:00 AM
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on April 5, 2026, 4 months 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).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
NWS Morristown has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Tennessee and North Carolina as 60 mph wind gusts move through the region.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina
- Issued
- April 5, 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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of east Tennessee and southwestern North Carolina. The warning was issued at 3:56 AM EDT following reports from law enforcement of severe weather conditions.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following geographic regions:
- Tennessee: Polk County, Monroe County, Southeastern McMinn County, and Southwestern Blount County.
- North Carolina: Western Cherokee County.
Specific locations expected to be impacted include Madisonville, Benton, Ducktown, Etowah, Vonore, Tellico Plains, William L. Davenport Refuge, McGee Carson Peninsula, Big Frog Mountain, and Parksville.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building immediately. Residents should remain indoors until the storm has passed. Additionally, a Tornado Watch remains in effect for east Tennessee until 6:00 AM EDT.
Expected Conditions
The primary hazard associated with this storm is wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph. According to the National Weather Service, these winds are expected to cause damage to roofs, siding, and trees. As of 3:55 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were tracked along a line extending from 6 miles east of Sweetwater to 6 miles east of Cohutta, moving east at 40 mph.
Timeline
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is effective immediately and is scheduled to expire at 5:00 AM EDT on Monday, March 16.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.