NWS Morristown TNTO.W 0003July 28, 2026
Tornado Warning: Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan and 2 more, TN and VA
The National Weather Service office in Morristown issued a tornado warning for Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan and 2 more in Tennessee, Virginia, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on July 28. It was the 3rd tornado warning the NWS office in Morristown issued in 2026. Tennessee had 6 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 3 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Tennessee's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 39 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Morristown TN
- Area
- Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan and 2 more
- State
- Tennessee
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:06 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMRX TO.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Sullivan County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Northwestern Washington County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Greene County in east Tennessee... South central Scott County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 406 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Surgoinsville, or 13 miles west of Gate City, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Surgoinsville around 410 PM EDT. Kingsport around 420 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Telford, Sullivan Gardens, Fall Branch, Leesburg, Mount Carmel, Okolona, Limestone, Church Hill, and Bays Mountain Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 3 and 17. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 43 and 59.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.