Overnight storms trigger extended tornado watch for East Tennessee
A tornado watch has been extended until 6 a.m. by the National Weather Service for Knox County and East Tennessee. A tornado watch means the weather forecast shows conditions that could lead to a tornado.
All of East Tennessee is under a hazardous weather outlook with another round of severe storms expected. It will hit between 2 and 8 a.m.
The overnight storm is expected to bring damaging winds, large hail and possibly isolated tornadoes.
"This threat is highest along and west of Interstate 75," the national weather service warned.
"In addition, repeated or prolonged periods of heavy rainfall may produce localized flooding in a few locations," the weather service warned.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Knoxville weather: Storms trigger tornado warning in East Tennessee
