Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, May 19, 2026 at 12:54:30 pm EDT

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Smoky Mtn Observations

Very Warm with higher rain chances for Wednesday and Thursday.

Hot and mostly dry today. Unsettled weather conditions will begin tomorrow and continue into the weekend. Occasional showers and afternoon thunderstorms are anticipated each day.

Hot and mostly dry today. Unsettled weather conditions will begin tomorrow and continue into the weekend. Occasional showers and afternoon thunderstorms are anticipated each day.

Hot and mostly dry today. Unsettled weather conditions will begin tomorrow and continue into the weekend. Occasional showers and afternoon thunderstorms are anticipated each day.

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

Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (EDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Abingdon VA	12:35	Clear	10	80	59	47	VRB 5	-	30.28
Andrews-Murphy NC	12:15	Clear	10	82	59	46	WNW 5	-	30.28
Chattanooga TN	11:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	80	62	54	S 9	-	30.24
Crossville TN	11:53	Overcast	10	75	62	64	VRB 3	-	30.29
Dalton GA	12:35	Overcast	10	82	68	64	CALM	-	30.25
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)	11:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	84	61	45	WSW 14	-	30.23
Middlesboro KY	12:35	Clear	10				SW 7	-	30.25
Monroe Cnty TN	12:15	Clear	10	84	64	51	SW 8G14	-	30.23
Morristown TN	14:35		1	82	48	30	WSW 8	-
Oak Ridge TN	11:53	Clear	10	83	63	50	VRB 5	-	30.26
Tazewell Cnty VA	12:35	Clear	10	78	59	51	W 5	-	30.31
Tri-Cities TN	11:53	Partly Cloudy	10	84	60	44	CALM	-	30.25
Wise VA	12:35	Clear	10	78	60	54	SW 12G18	-	30.32
Greeneville, TN	12:15	Clear	10	84	60	45	VRB 7	-	30.25

Local Weather History For May 19th...

Storms hit in 2013 for 3 straight days with damaging wind, half dollar size hail and flooding.


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