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Severe Thunderstorms and Possible Flooding in the East; Extreme Heat in the West.

Scattered severe storms with wind damage, large hail, and a few tornadoes will be possible this afternoon and evening across much of the Mid Atlantic and Southeast. Heavy rain may cause instances of flash flooding from eastern Kentucky to southern New York. Out west, dangerous heat will develop through Saturday, with record-breaking temperatures expected. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, May 30, 2025 at 12:18:40 pm EDT

 

Storms will move across the area this morning through mid-afternoon. Isolated strong to severe storms are possible. Main concern will be damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail up to 1 inch. There is a low probability of a tornado across east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
More rain through Sunday. Greatest coverage of showers and thunderstorms will be today.
THE RAINY PATTERN CONTINUES TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS EXPECTED WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AND ESPECIALLY THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK, ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES.
THE RAINY PATTERN CONTINUES TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS EXPECTED WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AND ESPECIALLY THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK, ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES.
THE RAINY PATTERN CONTINUES TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS EXPECTED WITH A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND AND ESPECIALLY THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK, ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES.
All NOAA Weather Radio transmitters covering East Tennessee will be offline from May 27th until at least May 30th due to a prolonged system update. Make plans to have other trusted methods of receiving weather watches and warnings during this time. Weather information remains available from weather.gov/morristown.
Each observation point is apart of our COOP program (Cooperative Observer Program). Each site has a 24 hour observation period that ends and begins at 8 am local time. Each site records temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data. More information about the COOP program can be found here www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/ Data began being collected at: Cades Cover on 01/01/1999 || Mount LeConte on 07/01/1987 || Newfound Gap on 01/01/1991 || Sugarlands Visitor Center on 12/01/1921
Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.
NOAA 2025 Hurricane Season Outlook. There's a 60% chance of an above normal season, a 30% of near normal, and a 10% of a below normal season. The predictions for storms are as follow: 13 to 19 named storms, of which 6 to 10 will be hurricanes, and 3 to 5 hurricanes will reach major (Category 3 and stronger) strength. Hurricane season starts June 1! Visit hurricanes.gov for the latest on the hurricane season.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA11:55Overcast10646088SSW 15G24-29.79
Andrews-Murphy NC11:48Mostly Cloudy10656391SW 8-29.87
Chattanooga TN11:53Mostly Cloudy10746061W 12G21-29.86
Crossville TN11:53Mostly Cloudy10645777WNW 13G23-29.89
Dalton GA11:55Mostly Cloudy10736987W 8-29.86
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)11:53Partly Cloudy10716273W 20G32-29.81
Middlesboro KY11:55Overcast10665773NW 12G25-29.82
Monroe Cnty TN11:35Mostly Clear10736883W 14G21-29.83
Morristown TN11:4510696894NNE 6-30.19
Oak Ridge TN11:53Mostly Cloudy10726066VRB 7-29.82
Tazewell Cnty VA11:55Overcast10615888SSW 14G28-29.78
Tri-Cities TN11:53Mostly Cloudy10686383SSW 16-29.78
Wise VA11:55Mostly Cloudy10625988SW 15G25-29.77
Greeneville, TN11:35Mostly Cloudy10686282SW 10G17-29.79


Local Weather History For May 30th...
Storms hit the area in 1974. Wind damaged 14 boats in Blount County. 8" of rain fell in
Maryville.

 

 

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