There’s a regional myth that Knoxville is protected from tornadoes because of its geographic location. In fact, about 90% of East Tennesseans believe the region is protected by the hilly terrain and the Great Smoky Mountains, according to a 2019 study by University of Tennessee researchers. The old tale does not hold true, however.

Amid severe thunderstorm warnings, the National Weather Service confirmed the touch down of a tornado north of I-40 on May 20.

The first tornado hit Oliver Springs Tuesday afternoon, while the second hit Cumberland County later in the evening, according to the National Weather Service.

A tornado touched down in Roane County on Tuesday night, May 20. The storm touched down near Oliver Springs as a EF-1 tornado, according to a National Weather Service preliminary survey. The storm tracked along Old Harriman Highway between Blair Road and Whaley Road.

Residents of Clarksville, Tennessee are assessing damage and initiating cleanup efforts after severe storms, including a possible tornado, swept through Montgom

East Tennessee braces for another round of severe storms tonight with damaging wind, hail, heavy rain, and isolated tornadoes possible.

A powerful storm system swept through Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky Tuesday, bringing flooding rain, massive hailstones, tornadoes and damaging wind gusts.

A multi-day severe weather event continued on Tuesday as tornado warnings were issued in at least five states.

A line of severe storms will bring all modes of severe weather, including winds over 70 mph and the chance of tornadoes, to Middle Tennessee May 20.

Following Tuesday’s storms, the NWS will be surveying storm damage across North Alabama. They plan to conduct surveys in Colbert, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, and Madison counties.

A series of outbreaks in March, April and May have produced hundreds of tornadoes, with five of them rating as violent EF4s. Here's how that number stacks up compared to recent years this century.

Troopers from Tennessee's State Highway Patrol captured video of debris swirling over a warehouse in Jackson, Tennessee, on Tuesday afternoon as a tornado moved through the area.Troopers said the winds were so intense,