Large hail, damaging wind and heavy rainfall are main threats, time frame 5pm until 10pm


LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- A few strong, to possibly several, strong to severe storms are expected this afteroon and evening. Primary time for concern will be from roughly 6 PM to 10 PM. The main threats with any of the stronger storms will be hail up to golf ball size and damaging wind gusts. The threat for tornadoes is very low. This is a fairly rare threat for large hail (golf ball sized or perhaps slightly bigger) exists across east Tennessee this evening.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-05/08/2025-4PM-TEXT AND GRAPHICS COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT MORRISTOWN)