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

At 1105 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest of Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, or 12 miles south of Maryville, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Maryville, Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Townsend, Happy Valley, Citico Beach, Talassee, and Cades Cove.