If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east Tennessee...and southwestern Virginia.

At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Spurgeon, or near Kingsport, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Hunter, Gray, Morril's Cave, Bluff City, Tri-City Airport, Oak Grove, Blountville, Walnut Hill, Watauga, and Sadie.