Severe threat looms overnight with damaging winds the primary concern

Here is a look at the radar at 8:45 p.m. We are watching a thunderstorm just south of Lee County, Virginia.

No tornado watches for our region at this time. There are tornado watches for Knoxville and west of Knoxville.

A high wind warning will be effect for the mountains of east Tennessee through Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m.Winds sustained 25-40 mph. Gust possible up to 80 mph. A wind advisory has been for our Tennessee counties until 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning. For our southeast Kentucky counties, they go until 6:00 a.m. Sunday. In Southwest Virginia counties, the windy advisory also goes until 8:00 a.m. except in Smyth and Tazewell counties. Smyth and Tazewell counties go until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Red flag warning continues for our mountain counties in Tennessee until 11:00 p.m. tonight.

The Storm 11 forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight, with a 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Storms likely will move through the region after midnight tonight. The severe threat to our area has diminished since yesterday. However, we still could see strong to severe storms later tonight. The main threat is damaging winds and isolated flash flooding. A quick spin-up of a tornado cannot be ruled out early Sunday morning.

The low tonight will be 57 degrees.

Showers and thunderstorms early Sunday morning. Some storms could be strong to severe. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon and evening. There is an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms. The high will be 70 degrees. Partly cloudy skies are expected Sunday night with a low of 37 degrees.

Cooler for St. Patrick’s Day with mostly sunny skies. The high will be 54 degrees. Mostly clear skies on Monday night with a low of 30 degrees.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a warm-up. The high will be 71 degrees. There will be increasing clouds Tuesday night, with a low of 39 degrees.

Wednesday will be mostly cloudy, with a 40% chance of showers late. The high will be 75. Wednesday night, scattered showers with a low of 38 degrees.

Thursday, cloudy skies with a 30% chance of rain showers and some mountain snow showers mixed in. The high will be 53 degrees, which will be early Thursday morning. Thursday night, a few flurries are possible in the mountains with a low of 28 degrees.

Partly cloudy skies early Friday and then slowly clear Friday afternoon. The high will be 57 degrees. Clouds will increase late Friday night. The low will be 35 degrees.

Cloudy skies with a 30% chance of isolated showers possible on Saturday. The high will be 63 degrees.