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Tennessee Outage, Weather and Road Closure Alerts
Pick a county, utility or highway and get an email when something happens there. Every alert comes from an official source and links to the page with the details. Sign up again to add another one.
Photo: View from Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
What each alert sends
Alerts go out within a few minutes of the source updating, checked every 5 to 15 minutes.
Weather warnings by county
An email when the National Weather Service issues a warning that covers your county: tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, winter storm, ice storm and the rest. The email carries the warning text and the instructions from the forecast office. Watches and advisories are not sent.
Power outages by utility
An email when your utility’s own outage map shows 250 or more customers out, with the count and a link to the areas affected. One email per outage event, not one per update. 19 Tennessee utilities are covered, from KUB to MLGW.
Highway closures
An email when TDOT SmartWay lists a full closure on I-40, I-75, I-24, I-65, I-81, I-26, the Tail of the Dragon or the Cherohala Skyway, with the location and the TDOT description. Lane closures and work zones are not sent. Current road closures.
How the alert emails work
Confirm once
After you sign up, one email arrives with a confirmation link. Nothing else is sent until you click it.
Only when something happens
No daily digest and no newsletter. If nothing happens in your county, on your utility or on your road, you get nothing.
Unsubscribe in one click
Every alert has an unsubscribe link at the bottom. Your address is used only for these alerts and is not sold or shared.
Questions about Tennessee email alerts
Are the alerts free?
Yes. There is no charge and no account.
Can I get alerts for more than one county or utility?
Yes. Sign up once for each county, utility or road you want. Each one is confirmed and unsubscribed separately.
Where do the alerts come from?
Weather warnings come from the National Weather Service, outage counts from each utility’s public outage map, and road closures from TDOT SmartWay. The sources page lists every feed.
How fast does an alert arrive?
The site checks the sources every 5 to 15 minutes and sends the email on the next check after the change. For a tornado warning, use a weather radio or the alerts on your phone as well; email can be delayed.
Why did I not get the confirmation email?
Check your spam or promotions folder for a message from alerts@tennesseeconditions.com. If it is not there, sign up again after 10 minutes.
How do I stop the alerts?
Click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any alert email. It stops that one alert right away.
Where the data for this page comes from
Every reading is credited to its source, with the time it was taken. Corrections and source questions go to the sources page.
Photo: Fall Creek Falls State Park at dawn. Neal Vickers, CC BY-SA 4.0
