KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As the weather is warming up more people will be finding themself at the pool or near a body of water trying to cool off, therefore it’s important to remember water safety tips. The Tennessee Department of Health reports that drowning is the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in… Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A cold front moving across East Tennessee Wednesday is increasing the chance for strong to severe storms. Here’s what to know: The threat of these storms will begin this afternoon and into the night. Meteorologists say the storms are expected to arrive over the Plateau between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.… Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A cold front moving across East Tennessee Wednesday is increasing the chance for strong to severe storms. Here’s what to know: The threat of these storms will begin this afternoon and into the night. Meteorologists say the storms are expected to arrive over the Plateau between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.… Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Although many could be wishing for a balmy spring break, an Arctic blast could turn rain to snow this coming weekend in East Tennessee, according to current predictions shared by WATE 6 Storm Team. Continue reading on wate.com Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – It is almost spring, which means it is also almost storm season. Severe Weather Awareness Week starts Feb. 20 and runs through the 26. Each day, the WVLT Weather Team will highlight different types of severe weather and how you can stay safe when severe weather strikes. Join us on the… Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The WATE 6 Storm Team is excepting scattered showers to move across East Tennessee Wednesday through Friday. There is also potential for some flooding due to the heavy rain. Wednesday night has an 80% chance for rain and a few locally heavy downpours are expected. Meteorologist Victoria Cavaliere says to have… Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Most of East Tennessee will be spending lunch watching the snow fall according to the latest models from the National Weather Service. The NWS expanded its Winter Storm Warning on Wednesday evening to include three more counties across the Cumberland Plateau. Morgan, Fentress and Cumberland counties were added to the warning… Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — More winter weather is forecasted for East Tennessee Thursday as the next system arrives bringing a rain and snow mix. WATE 6 Storm Team is tracking the system Tuesday, when questions remain as to how fast Thursday’s rain will change to snow across the area. Continue reading on wate.com Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – WATE 6 took a flight over Knoxville this afternoon to take a look at what the first snowfall of the season left behind. PHOTOS: Snow falls across East Tennessee From Sharp’s Ridge to snow-capped homes, the Sunsphere to the interstate, almost every area saw at least an inch of the frosty… Keep Reading
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Utilities Board and the Lenoir City Utilities Board as well as agencies in Sevier and Union counties reported Monday amid a winter snowstorm that thousands of customers were without power. The KUB outage map indicated around 4,506 of 210,950 households were affected by the outage around 7:30 a.m. One of the outages affecting 500+ customers appeared to… Keep Reading
