Washington County Alerts
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 5:56PM EDT until August 17 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Headline
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 5:56PM EDT until August 17 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Description
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
Eastern Washington County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Johnson County in east Tennessee...
Carter County in east Tennessee...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 556 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elizabethton,
moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Johnson City, Elizabethton, Central, Hampton, Bluff City, Watauga,
Hunter, Morril's Cave, Elk Mills, and Roan Mountain.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Severe Thunderstorm |
| Severity | Warning |
| Event Code | SVR |
| Area | Carter, TN; Johnson, TN; Sullivan, TN; Washington, TN |
| Sent | Monday, August 17, 2026 5:56 PM EDT |
| Expires | Monday, August 17, 2026 6:30 PM EDT |
| Sender | NWS Morristown TN |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d30adb48c4519d79194cebde04593ac5a134e2a7.001.1 |