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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2026, 12:57 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2026, 12:57 PM EDT (16:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 14, 7:44 PM EDT, 17 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 7:44 PM EDT, 17 hours 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 2:09 PM EDT, 22 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 209 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-151815- Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins- Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen- Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene- Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter- Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount- Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains- Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe- Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee- Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA- 209 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026 /109 PM CDT Fri Aug 14 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered showers and storms will be around this afternoon into early evening. A few storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds the primary threat. Very heavy rainfall will also be possible which may lead to localized flooding. Very hot conditions can be expected especially over portions of southeast Tennessee this afternoon. See the heat advisory for more details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected Saturday afternoon with the highest coverage over northern and eastern areas. A few storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds the primary threat. Very heavy rainfall will also be possible which may lead to localized flooding. It will be very hot Saturday and Sunday afternoons especially across portions of southeast Tennessee. See the heat advisory for more details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Any reports of thunderstorm wind damage or flooding will be appreciated.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 8:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Johnson, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Roane | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Monroe | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Union | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Knox | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hawkins | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Greene | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 44 min |
| Aug 15, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, City of Bristol | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 2:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 46 min |
| Aug 15, 4:13 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 43 min |
| Aug 15, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Madison | 26 min |
| Aug 15, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Madison | 33 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.