THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 293 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE ANDERSON BLEDSOE CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE GRAINGER HANCOCK KNOX LOUDON MORGAN RHEA ROANE SCOTT SEQUATCHIE UNION IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA LEE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARTHUR, BEAN STATION, BEARDEN, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BRADBURY, BRAYTON, CAGLE, CARTWRIGHT, CARYVILLE, CLAIRFIELD, CLINTON, DAYTON, DUNLAP, EAGLE FURNACE, ELGIN, ELK VALLEY, EVANSTON, EVENSVILLE, FAIRVIEW, FINCASTLE, GRANDVIEW, HARRIMAN, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, HIGH POINT, HOWARD QUARTER, HUNTSVILLE, JELLICO, KINGSTON, KNOXVILLE, KYLES FORD, LA FOLLETTE, LAKE FOREST, LENOIR CITY, LONE MOUNTAIN, LONE OAK, LOUDON, LUTTRELL, MAYNARDVILLE, MELVINE, MOUNT CREST, NORMA, NORRIS LAKE, OAK RIDGE, OLD CUMBERLAND, OLD WASHINGTON, OLIVER SPRINGS, ONEIDA, PALIO, PAULETTE, PETROS, PIKEVILLE, PINE ORCHARD, ROCKWOOD, ROSE HILL, ROSE HILL, ROYAL BLUE, SANDLICK, SHARPS CHAPEL, SLICK ROCK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, SNEEDVILLE, SPRING CITY, SPRINGDALE, TREADWAY, AND WHITE OAK.