McMinn County EMA

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01/22/2026
Latest Update from the National Weather Service:
01/20/2026

Latest Update from the National Weather Service:

NOAA Weather Radio transmitters will be down for a scheduled upgrade from 8am on May 27th through 4pm on May 30th. Pleas...
05/26/2025

NOAA Weather Radio transmitters will be down for a scheduled upgrade from 8am on May 27th through 4pm on May 30th. Please have another way to receive weater alerts during this time. To get McMinn County Emergency Alerts go to: TN-McMinnCounty.app.regroup.com/contacts/sign_up or text the phrase "join mcminn" to 66893. Or use the qr code

The timing and direction of travel have changed a little bit.
03/31/2025

The timing and direction of travel have changed a little bit.

Update:  A line of storms will move into the area late tonight and Monday morning.  Some of these storms could be severe...
03/30/2025

Update: A line of storms will move into the area late tonight and Monday morning. Some of these storms could be severe.

Bottom Line Up Front:
The main severe weather concern will be damaging straight-line winds up to 60 mph and hail up to quarter size. A low chance of a tornado is possible across the Plateau and southeast Tennessee. The greatest threat of severe storms will be from 1 AM to 11 AM ET.

What Has Changed:
Timing of the line of storms has been moved up by a few hours across the entire area.



Confidence:

Medium confidence on impactsLow confidence on timing

Hello, a line of storms will move into the area late tonight and Monday morning.  Some of these storms could be severe.B...
03/30/2025

Hello, a line of storms will move into the area late tonight and Monday morning. Some of these storms could be severe.

Bottom Line Up Front:
The main severe weather concern will be damaging straight-line winds up to 60 mph and hail up to quarter size. A low chance of a tornado is possible across the Plateau and southeast Tennessee. The greatest threat of severe storms will be from 4 AM to 11 AM ET.

What Has Changed:
No changes for this forecast.



Confidence:

Medium confidence on impacts and timing

03/15/2025
Bottom Line Up Front: Confidence is increasing on a severe weather outbreak tomorrow night, especially in southeastern p...
03/14/2025

Bottom Line Up Front:

Confidence is increasing on a severe weather outbreak tomorrow night, especially in southeastern portions of Tennessee into southwestern North Carolina. High winds and fire weather conditions in the mountains and immediate foothills until rain can bring needed rainfall are also top concerns.

What Has Changed:
A flood watch has been issued for portions of East Tennessee.A red flag warning is in effect for the East Tennessee mountains.



Confidence:

High confidence on timing and impacts across southeastern TNMedium to low confidence on impacts across northeastern TN and southwestern VAHigh confidence in impacts in mountains of East TN

Bottom Line Up Front:A significant winter storm will impact the area this morning into Saturday with several inches of a...
01/10/2025

Bottom Line Up Front:

A significant winter storm will impact the area this morning into Saturday with several inches of accumulating snowfall. Significant travel impacts are likely.


What Has Changed:

Snowfall totals have slightly increased.
A Wind Advisory has been issued for the Tennessee mountains and foothills for this afternoon into the evening.

Bottom Line Up Front:A significant winter storm will impact the area Friday morning into Saturday with several inches of...
01/09/2025

Bottom Line Up Front:
A significant winter storm will impact the area Friday morning into Saturday with several inches of accumulating snowfall. Significant travel impacts are likely.

What Has Changed:
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the whole area.

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1107 S. Congress Parkway
Athens, TN
37303

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