


Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
403 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025
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Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-
Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-
Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-
Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee-
Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
403 AM EDT Wed Mar 26 2025 /303 AM CDT Wed Mar 26 2025/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Elevated fire danger this afternoon and early evening. Relative
humidity values will drop into the mid to upper 20s for most of
the area this afternoon. In addition, west to northwest winds
between 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph are expected. Wind
gusts up to 30 mph are expected across the higher elevations of
the east TN mountains. These conditions will lead to an increased
danger of fire spread and growth from this afternoon through early
evening.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
High winds will be possible across the mountains and foothills
this weekend, especially Sunday into Sunday night.
Latest risk timing for severe thunderstorms is late Sunday and
overnight Sunday night over east Tennessee, southwest North
Carolina and southwest Virginia. There is currently a 15 percent
chance of severe thunderstorms within a 25 mile radius Sunday
afternoon and Sunday night with the primary risk being damaging
winds. Follow updates throughout the week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not needed at this time.
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