For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT/1100 PM CDT/ for east Tennessee.

SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Rhea County in east Tennessee... Southwestern Meigs County in east Tennessee... Northern Sequatchie County in east Tennessee... Bledsoe County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Hamilton County in east Tennessee... * Until 1000 PM EDT/900 PM CDT/. * At 852 PM EDT/752 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near McMinnville, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Dayton, Dunlap, Pikeville, Soddy-Daisy, Spring City, Graysville, Flat Top Mountain, Stinging Fork Falls State Park, Piney Falls State Park, and Mount Crest.