High Wind Warning for East Tenn. & NE Ga.
The National Weather Service has issued a "High Wind Warning" for the Eastern-most counties in Tennessee.
The warning which will be in effect from late Tuesday through Wednesday says southeast winds will reach speeds of 25 to 40 mph, with gusts of 60 mph or more, mainly over the higher elevations in East Tennessee and Northeast Georgia, and some of the foothill areas west of the mountains.
The warning area includes: Cherokee-Clay-Johnson-Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi- Southeast Carter-Nw Blount-Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Mcminn-Northwest Monroe-Southeast Monroe-West Polk-East Polk-
Including the cities of: Murphy... Hayesville... Mountain City... Newport... Cosby... Greeneville... Cedar Creek... Johnson City... Erwin... Roan Mountain... Maryville... Cades Cove... Sevierville... Gatlinburg... Athens... Madisonville... Coker Creek... Benton... Ducktown
