Virginia Weather & Safety Alerts
4 active alerts · Updated 2026-03-16
Data source: National Weather Service (NWS) Last verified: 2026-03-16
Severe Storms
Severe Thunderstorm Watch (WATCH) — expires March 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM GMT+4
Areas affected: Lawrence, KY; Dickenson, VA; Mingo, WV; Wayne, WV
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 12:43AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 62 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LAWRENCE
IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
DICKENSON
IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
MINGO
IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA
WAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, CEREDO, CLINTWOOD, KENOVA, LOUISA, WAYNE, WILLIAMSON, AND YATESVILLE LAKE STATE PARK.
Source: NWS Charleston WV
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (WARNING) — expires March 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM GMT+4
Areas affected: Blount, TN; Claiborne, TN; Grainger, TN; Hancock, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; Monroe, TN; Union, TN; Lee, VA
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:02AM EDT until March 16 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
At 402 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles west of Sneedville to near Eagleton Village, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include… Knoxville, Maryville, Lenoir City, Alcoa, Loudon, Farragut, New Tazewell, Louisville, Tazewell, and Plainview.
This includes the following highways… Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 379 and 396. Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 65 and 72, and near mile marker 108.
What to do: A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east Tennessee. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Source: NWS Morristown TN
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (WARNING) — expires March 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM GMT+4
Areas affected: Claiborne, TN; Grainger, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Lee, VA
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 3:50AM EDT until March 16 at 4:45AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Eastern Claiborne County in east Tennessee… West central Hawkins County in east Tennessee… Hancock County in east Tennessee… Northeastern Grainger County in east Tennessee… Central Lee County in southwestern Virginia…
Until 445 AM EDT.
At 349 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bledsoe to near New Tazewell, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
- Locations impacted include… Sneedville, Jonesville, Bean Station, St. Charles, Howard Quarter, Thorn Hill, Mooresburg, Ewing, Evanston, and Rose Hill.
What to do: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Source: NWS Morristown TN
Severe Thunderstorm Watch (WATCH) — expires March 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT+4
Areas affected: Anderson, TN; Blount, TN; Campbell, TN; Claiborne, TN; Cocke, TN; Grainger, TN; Greene, TN; Hamblen, TN; Hancock, TN; Hawkins, TN; Jefferson, TN; Knox, TN; Loudon, TN; Roane, TN; Scott, TN; Sevier, TN; Union, TN; Lee, VA; Scott, VA; Wise, VA; City of Norton, VA
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 1:02AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 62 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES
IN EAST TENNESSEE
ANDERSON BLOUNT CAMPBELL CLAIBORNE COCKE GRAINGER GREENE HAMBLEN HANCOCK HAWKINS JEFFERSON KNOX LOUDON ROANE SCOTT SEVIER UNION
IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
CITY OF NORTON LEE SCOTT WISE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCOA, ALPHA, APPALACHIA, ARTHUR, BEAN STATION, BEARDEN, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, BIG STONE GAP, BRADBURY, BYBEE, CARYVILLE, CHESTNUT HILL, CLAIRFIELD, CLINTON, COEBURN, DANDRIDGE, EAGLE FURNACE, ELG…
Source: NWS Morristown TN
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