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Heavy Rain and Flooding Along the Central Gulf Coast

Isolated severe storms and widespread showers continue to produce heavy to excessive rainfall and a flash flooding threat over portions of the central Gulf Coast. Widespread storms will also bring some locally heavy rainfall and possible isolated flash flooding across the central Plains into the Tennessee Valley. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, May 7, 2025 at 6:20:28 pm EDT

 

Severe storms are possible Thursday afternoon and evening. The main threat will be large hail possibly up to ping pong ball size and gusty damaging winds.
Scattered rain showers and patchy fog expected tonight. Tomorrow, a few, to possibly several, strong to severe storms are expected during the afternoon and evening hours. Precipitation chances remain in the forecast through the weekend.
Scattered rain showers and patchy fog expected tonight. Tomorrow, a few, to possibly several, strong to severe storms are expected during the afternoon and evening hours. Precipitation chances remain in the forecast through the weekend.
Scattered rain showers and patchy fog expected tonight. Tomorrow, a few, to possibly several, strong to severe storms are expected during the afternoon and evening hours. Precipitation chances remain in the forecast through the weekend.
Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.
Each observation point is apart of our COOP program (Cooperative Observer Program). Each site has a 24 hour observation period that ends and begins at 8 am local time. Each site records temperature, precipitation, and snowfall data. More information about the COOP program can be found here www.nws.noaa.gov/om/coop/ Data began being collected at: Cades Cover on 01/01/1999 || Mount LeConte on 07/01/1987 || Newfound Gap on 01/01/1991 || Sugarlands Visitor Center on 12/01/1921

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA17:55Overcast10684442WSW 5-30.05
Andrews-Murphy NC17:49Overcast10635474CALM-30.09
Chattanooga TN17:53Overcast8635986NE 6-30.04
Crossville TN17:53Overcast10575696SE 6-30.06
Dalton GA17:55Overcast10656391CALM-30.03
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)17:53Overcast10625783CALM-30.04
Middlesboro KY17:55Mostly Cloudy10675566CALM-30.05
Monroe Cnty TN17:35Mostly Cloudy10646088NE 5-30.04
Morristown TN11:4510696894NNE 6-30.19
Oak Ridge TN17:53Overcast10635677CALM-30.06
Tazewell Cnty VA17:55Mostly Cloudy10664444SSW 3-30.06
Tri-Cities TN17:53Overcast10704743SW 7-30.04
Wise VA17:55Overcast10644651S 5-30.08
Greeneville, TN17:35Mostly Cloudy10685359VRB 6-30.04


Local Weather History For May 7th...
In 1998, storms triggered tornadoes in Bradley, Polk and Cherokee Counties. $675,000 damage.

 

 

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