At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Bristol Tn to near Reese. Movement was northeast at 30 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. Mountain City, Glade Spring, Damascus, Trade, Neva, Laurel Bloomery, Harr, Shady Valley, Konnarock, and Emory-Meadow View.

At 556 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Hampton, or 9 miles east of Erwin, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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. Johnson City, Elizabethton, Central, Pine Crest, Hampton, Unicoi, Watauga, Milligan College, Limestone Cove, and Hunter.

At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elk Park, or 10 miles northwest of Newland, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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. Trade, Roane Mountain State Park, Doeville, Neva, Hampton Creek Cove State Park, Sadie, Elk Mills, and Roan Mountain.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLAND CARROLL CITY OF GALAX GILES GRAYSON PULASKI SMYTH TAZEWELL WYTHE IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA GREENBRIER MERCER MONROE SUMMERS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CATAWBA DAVIE IREDELL ROWAN IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL HAYWOOD MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL SWAIN YANCEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CELO, COVE CREEK, CRUSO, DYSARTSVILLE, ELLENDALE, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FORK CHURCH, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HOT SPRINGS, INGALLS, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MICAVILLE, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAMSEYTOWN, SALISBURY, SAWMILLS, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, TAYLORSVILLE, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, AND WESSER.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER CATAWBA DAVIE IREDELL ROWAN IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY BUNCOMBE BURKE CALDWELL HAYWOOD MADISON MCDOWELL MITCHELL SWAIN YANCEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADVANCE, ALARKA, ALLENSTAND, ALMOND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, BANNER ELK, BETHLEHEM, BLACK MOUNTAIN, BRYSON CITY, BURNSVILLE, BUSICK, CANDLER, CANTON, CELO, COVE CREEK, CRUSO, DYSARTSVILLE, ELLENDALE, FARMINGTON, FAUST, FERO, FORK CHURCH, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS, HICKORY, HIDDENITE, HOT SPRINGS, INGALLS, KINGS CREEK, LENOIR, LUADA, LUCK, MARION, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, MICAVILLE, MILLERSVILLE, MOCKSVILLE, MOORESVILLE, MORGANTON, NEBO, NEWLAND, NEWTON, PATTERSON, PLEASANT GROVE, POPLAR, RAMSEYTOWN, SALISBURY, SAWMILLS, SPRUCE PINE, ST. STEPHENS, STATESVILLE, STONY POINT, SUGAR HILL, SWISS, TAYLORSVILLE, VALDESE, WALNUT, WATERVILLE, WAYNESVILLE, AND WESSER.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 317 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGA WILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BLAND CARROLL CITY OF GALAX GILES GRAYSON PULASKI SMYTH TAZEWELL WYTHE IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA GREENBRIER MERCER MONROE SUMMERS