Polk County, Tennessee weather alerts

Nothing is in force for Polk County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

Warnings issued

1. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Aug 17, 6:03 PM EDT
2. Flash Flood WarningWed, Aug 12, 12:20 AM EDT
3. Flood WarningSun, Aug 2, 3:01 AM EDT
4. Flash Flood WarningSat, Aug 1, 11:40 PM EDT
5. Severe Thunderstorm WarningSat, Aug 1, 8:11 PM EDT
6. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Jul 28, 8:42 PM EDT
7. Tornado WarningTue, Jul 28, 8:27 PM EDT
8. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Jul 28, 8:06 PM EDT
9. Severe Thunderstorm WarningTue, Jul 28, 7:36 PM EDT
10. Flash Flood WarningSun, Jul 12, 3:10 AM EDT
11. Severe Thunderstorm WarningFri, Jul 10, 1:57 PM EDT
12. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Jun 22, 7:45 PM EDT
13. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Jun 22, 7:07 PM EDT
14. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Jun 22, 6:47 PM EDT
15. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Jun 22, 6:28 PM EDT
16. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Jun 22, 4:24 PM EDT
17. Severe Thunderstorm WarningSun, Jun 14, 6:09 PM EDT
18. Severe Thunderstorm WarningSun, Jun 14, 5:35 PM EDT
19. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Mar 16, 4:44 AM EDT
20. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Mar 16, 3:56 AM EDT
21. Severe Thunderstorm WarningMon, Mar 16, 3:20 AM EDT
22. Winter Storm WarningFri, Jan 30, 7:00 PM EST
23. Severe Thunderstorm WarningFri, Nov 7, 11:22 PM EST

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each links to the alert's own page, with its text, map, radar and sounding.

Every alert in Polk County since 1986

• Bradley CountyNone
• Cherokee County, NCNone
• Fannin County, GANone
• McMinn CountyNone
• Monroe CountyNone
• Murray County, GANone

Warning

The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.

Watch

Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.

Advisory

A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.

Statement

Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.