Tornado Warning 1, NWS Morristown, TN

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
527 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

TNC065-242200-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260524T2200Z/
Hamilton TN-
527 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HAMILTON COUNTY...

At 526 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Walden, or 9 miles north of Chattanooga, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
  Soddy-Daisy and Lakesite around 530 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Flat
Top Mountain, North Chickamauga Creek Gorge, Mowbray Mountain, Middle
Valley, Falling Water, Shady Grove, Harrison Bay State Park, and Sale
Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3521 8533 3528 8527 3537 8516 3524 8499
      3515 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 233DEG 19KT 3520 8526 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

KS

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
540 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

TNC065-242200-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260524T2200Z/
Hamilton TN-
540 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
HAMILTON COUNTY...

At 540 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Soddy-Daisy, or 13 miles north of Chattanooga,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
  Soddy-Daisy around 545 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Flat
Top Mountain, Mowbray Mountain, Shady Grove, Middle Valley, North
Chickamauga Creek Gorge, Falling Water, and Sale Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 8523 3528 8527 3537 8516 3525 8500
      3519 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 231DEG 20KT 3525 8518 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

KS

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
551 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

TNC065-242201-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260524T2200Z/
Hamilton TN-
551 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 600
PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However, heavy rain is still possible with
this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Morristown.

&&

LAT...LON 3522 8523 3528 8527 3537 8516 3525 8500
      3519 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 229DEG 20KT 3528 8513 

$$

KS

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Morristown TN
307 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

...New DISCUSSION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 253 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

- Numerous to widespread showers and storms are expected this
  afternoon. Isolated flooding and gusty winds are the primary
  concerns with the strongest activity.

- Daily chances of showers and storms exist each day through the
  forecast period.

- Conditions will also be humid with no relief in sight until
  possibly next weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 253 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

H3 ridging is in place over the southeastern CONUS, with an upper
low having developed over the southern plains. This setup continues
to promote enhanced diffluence aloft among an airmass with highly
anomalous moisture availability. Latest mesoscale analysis suggest
PWAT values of 1.5 to 1.7 inches, which is well into the 90th
percentile per sounding climatology for KBNA. With an MCV expected
to work north/northeast this afternoon and evening, have decided to
introduce a short-fused Flash Flood Watch. Latest 12Z suite and
hourly runs of CAMs all generally have some variation of swaths of 2
to 4 inch rainfall totals... locations more so isolated and
variable. With 1hr FFGs ranging from 1.8 to as low as 1.2 inches,
and 3 hr FFGs largely 1.5-2.0 inches, isolated flash flooding will
be conditional on training areas of moderate to heavy precipitation.
Overall, the highest confidence of isolated flash flooding is for
areas south of I-40 and along and west of I-75. It is also possible
to see some locally gusty winds under the strongest convection.

Bulk of the rain gradually wanes southwest to northeast tonight,
with the potential for some breezy winds in the mountains as slight
enhancement to roughly 25-30kts is expected in the southerly H85
flow. Best chance for some lingering morning Memorial Day showers
will be in the far northeast. A vort max will promote development of
additional showers and storms Monday afternoon and evening as upper
diffluence and anomalous PWAT values remain in place. Some
additional isolated flooding issues may arise during this time as
well, but confidence is a little lower as the CAMs have not been in
the greatest agreement on how well activity holds together or how
great the coverage is. This is why the Flash Flood Watch was not
carried through tomorrow evening, allowing us to keep monitoring and
assessing new data as it comes through.

Overall, no significant change is expected in the synoptic pattern
as we head into the mid-week. Daily chances of showers and storms
will continue, and that may come with some flooding concerns
partially conditional on how exactly the previous days activity pans
out. There is also no standout threat for any strong to severe
storms, but with such anomalous PWAT content, heaviest downpours can
also lead to locally gusty winds due to precip loading.

Some models are hinting that a front could push to our south late in
the period, with drier air moving into our area sometime next
weekend. However, there is no consensus on this scenario for now
and the ensemble approach of the NBM shows showers and storms
again both days, albeit, PoPs trending a bit lower by Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 136 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

Unsettled pattern continues with additional showers and storms
moving into the area this afternoon and evening. Maintain
predominant MVFR conditions at KCHA based on latest sfc obs and
radar trends, but there may be a period where they transition to
low VFR for a few before returning to MVFR again tomorrow
morning. Different from previous nights, HREF probs of MVFR or
cigs increase to the 40-70% range for TYS/TRI Monday morning, so
have included a transition to MVFR conditions at those sites as
well. There will be the potential to have some fog or br develop
due to saturated PBL tonight, but due to expected cloud cover,
confidence not high enough to include a mention at this time.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Chattanooga Airport, TN             65  78  65  81 /  70  90  70  90
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN  65  78  64  81 /  90  80  70  90
Oak Ridge, TN                       63  77  63  80 /  80  80  70  90
Tri Cities Airport, TN              61  77  61  81 /  80  80  80  90

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT Monday for Cherokee-Clay.

TN...Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ Monday for Anderson-
     Bledsoe-Blount Smoky Mountains-Bradley-Campbell-Claiborne-
     Cocke Smoky Mountains-East Polk-Grainger-Hamblen-Hamilton-
     Hancock-Hawkins-Jefferson-Johnson-Knox-Loudon-Marion-McMinn-
     Meigs-Morgan-North Sevier-Northwest Blount-Northwest Carter-
     Northwest Cocke-Northwest Greene-Northwest Monroe-Rhea-
     Roane-Scott TN-Sequatchie-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast
     Carter-Southeast Greene-Southeast Monroe-Sullivan-Unicoi-
     Union-Washington TN-West Polk.

VA...Flood Watch until 2 AM EDT Monday for Lee-Russell-Scott VA-
     Washington VA-Wise.

&&

DISCUSSION...KRS
AVIATION...KRS

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
307 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-251915-
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-
307 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026 /207 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms can be expected today, and a few may
have strong wind gusts and locally heavy downpours that could lead
to localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected Monday. Once
again, a few may have strong wind gusts and heavy downpours that
could result in localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.