Update Issued June 26 at 5:20 pm
I’ve been tracking a storm that has been moving toward Crab Orchard. I started tracking this when it developed near Oak Ridge, and I thought it might fall apart, but it has held together well. Now, it’s approaching the eastern border of Cumberland County. Normally, storms to our east move toward Knoxville. However, the pattern today is steering storms from east to west (backwards to normal motion).
As you can see on radar, the storm is very intense. It could even go briefly severe. It’s just an isolated summer storm but, much like yesterday’s storm, it is producing lots of lightning, gusty winds, small hail, and heavy rainfall. This storm will likely impact eastern Cumberland County over the next hour or so. Crab Orchard, Westel, and Grassy Cove will get it first. Then it may impact other parts of southern Cumberland County if it holds together.
There is another smaller storm developing ahead of this one and some of you are likely already getting rain from that cell.
Remember, summer storms can be intense. If you can hear it thunder, you’re close enough to be struck by lightning.
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