Weather Alerts For New Market, TN

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX, WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Plainview, or 12 miles northeast of Knoxville. This thunderstorm was drifting slowly south. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Knoxville, Sevierville, Strawberry Plains, House Mountain State Park, Maloneyville, Mascot, Kodak, Kimberlin Heights, McMahan, and Lake Forest. ISSUED AT Monday, July 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Morristown TN HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Jefferson TN, Knox TN, North Sevier TN

Closest strike: 1.65 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.