KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — East Tennessee has seen significantly more tornado warnings issued in 2025 compared to last year. As of early June, there have already been close to 10 more tornado warnings in 2025 than the area saw in the entirety of 2024.

Storm Team 6 Chief Meteorologist Ken Weathers created maps that show the tornado warnings issued during 2024 and up to June 4 of 2025, and side by side, the difference is stark. The National Weather Service in Morristown reported that for the year so far, East Tennessee has had 27 tornado warnings, compared to 18 in all of 2024.

While discussing these tornado warnings it is important to note that multiple warnings can be issued for the same storm cell over time. Additionally, the numbers provided by the NWS in this article do not include tor

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