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Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West

Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 6:16:49 am EDT

 

Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA05:55Light Snow10211473W 3-29.96
Andrews-Murphy NC23:55Overcast10281250WSW 919 [WC]29.98
Chattanooga TN05:53Partly Cloudy10272074NW 3-30.12
Crossville TN05:53Overcast10221884WSW 3-30.03
Dalton GA05:55Partly Cloudy10272488CALM-30.13
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)05:53Clear10261665WSW 817 [WC]30.07
Middlesboro KY05:35Light Snow10261767CALM-30.05
Monroe Cnty TN05:55Overcast10261768CALM-30.07
Morristown TN05:55Overcast10261768W 916 [WC]30.03
Oak Ridge TN05:53Overcast10271662SW 3-30.09
Tazewell Cnty VA05:55Light Snow4171385W 58 [WC]29.92
Tri-Cities TN05:53Light Snow9241568WSW 1013 [WC]30.01
Wise VA05:55Light Snow10191479W 79 [WC]29.92
Greeneville, TN05:55Overcast10241568WNW 616 [WC]30.01


Local Weather History For March 17th...
5-8" of rain flooded east TN and southwest VA on the 17-18th of 2002. 1 died, $6 million damage.

 

 

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