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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 21 at 6:08PM EDT until September 21

Affecting Sullivan, TN; Scott, VA; Washington, VA; City of Bristol, VA

In effect until: Sep 21, 2026, 11:00 PM

Sullivan, TN; Scott, VA; Washington, VA; City of Bristol, VA

Confirmed across 4 counties in TN and VA; expires 11:00 PM.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia...
Southeastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
Southwestern Washington County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 608 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Walnut Hill,
or 7 miles west of Bristol Tn, moving east at 5 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Walnut Hill, Bluff City, South
Holston Dam, Tri-City Airport, Benhams, and Blountville.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 65 and 75.
Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 7.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™