NWS Morristown TNSV.W 0183September 21, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Sullivan, Scott, Washington County and 1 more, TN and VA
The National Weather Service office in Morristown issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Sullivan, Scott, Washington County and 1 more in Tennessee, Virginia, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 183rd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Morristown issued in 2026. Tennessee had 23 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 17 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Tennessee's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 52 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Morristown TN
- Area
- Sullivan, Scott, Washington County and 1 more
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:08 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMRX SV.W 0183
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Sullivan County in east Tennessee... The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia... Southeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 608 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Walnut Hill, or 7 miles west of Bristol Tn, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Walnut Hill, Bluff City, South Holston Dam, Tri-City Airport, Benhams, and Blountville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 65 and 75. Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 7.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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