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Spring Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Heavy Snow Today

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys/southern Appalachians. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flash flooding from the lower Mississippi River Valley into the southern Appalachians today. A late-season snowstorm will continue heavy snow over parts of the central Rockies through today. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, May 6, 2026 at 4:50:37 pm EDT

 

Scattered storms will move back into the region this afternoon. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. The greatest threat for tornadoes will be across southeast Tennessee and Cherokee and Clay counties of North Carolina.
Showers and embedded thunderstorms will affect much of the area this afternoon and through the overnight hours, wrapping up around or shortly after daybreak Thursday. Cooler and drier conditions will be in place Thursday through Friday night before rain chances return this weekend.
Showers and embedded thunderstorms will affect much of the area this afternoon and through the overnight hours, wrapping up around or shortly after daybreak Thursday. Cooler and drier conditions will be in place Thursday through Friday night before rain chances return this weekend.
Showers and embedded thunderstorms will affect much of the area this afternoon and through the overnight hours, wrapping up around or shortly after daybreak Thursday. Cooler and drier conditions will be in place Thursday through Friday night before rain chances return this weekend.
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 VA16:35Overcast10666082WSW 13-29.90
Andrews-Murphy NC16:15Rain3646290CALM-29.95
Chattanooga TN16:24Light Rain9686487SSE 8-29.90
Crossville TN16:21Overcast10656496W 6-29.89
Dalton GA16:35Light Rain \ Mist \ Lightning Observed56666100CALM-29.93
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)15:53Light Rain \ Mist6676490SW 16-29.88
Middlesboro KY16:35Light Rain10NNW 7-29.87
Monroe Cnty TN16:15Clear86868100SSW 9-29.90
Morristown TN16:15Mostly Cloudy9696894SW 13G24-29.91
Oak Ridge TN16:24Light Rain8696586VRB 3-29.86
Tazewell Cnty VA16:35Overcast10635783WSW 6G17-29.91
Tri-Cities TN15:53Overcast10706275WNW 7-29.89
Wise VA16:35Mostly Cloudy10626093SW 16G21-29.91
Greeneville, TN16:15Partly Cloudy10696073WSW 9G16-29.89


Local Weather History For May 6th...
4 days of storms in 2003 dumped a foot of rain in places. $100 million in flood damage.

 

 

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