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 1059 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of Ducktown, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Big Frog Mountain, Parksville, Copperhill, Reliance, and Archville.