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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2026, 11:04 AM EDT for Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia. It was in force for 56 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
- Sep 5, 2026, 11:04 AM EDT (15:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 74 min |
| Sep 5, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Johnson | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Anderson | 50 min |
| Sep 5, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke, Hamblen | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 12:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Cocke, Greene, Jefferson, Unicoi, Washington | 48 min |
| Sep 5, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Knox | 47 min |
| Sep 5, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane | 57 min |
| Sep 5, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount | 58 min |
| Sep 5, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Meigs, Roane | 57 min |
| Sep 5, 4:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Meigs, Rhea, Roane | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 39 min |
| Sep 5, 10:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 10:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 41 min |
| Sep 5, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee | 51 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.