The area could see severe storms on Monday, as the National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Warning.

A strong storm system will move across the Southern Appalachian Region today with southerly winds pulling warm, moist and unstable air into the Tennessee Valley. Severe thunderstorms will develop over middle Tennessee and northern Alabama this afternoon and then move into the Plateau, southeast and central sections of the Tennessee Valley, and southwest North Carolina this evening. The main threat being tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail. There is a potential of isolated strong tornadoes across the southern Plateau and southeast Tennessee. Besides the potential of severe storms, the strong low-level winds may produce a Mountain Wave High Wind event across the Mountains and Adjacent Foothills this afternoon and evening. Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph possible. A cold front will move across the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians Tuesday with colder air spilling into the region. For Tuesday Night through Wednesday Night, the colder air will move into the southern Appalachians with the rain changing to snow showers across the higher elevations, generally above 2500 feet. Snow accumulations are possible across the higher elevations, such as the Smoky Mountains and High Knob, Virginia.