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Wild Sun Sanctuary
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A sacred space where wild nature and wild people learn, play, and create together. Home of Wild Play Woods. Certified Wildlife Habitat. Knoxville, TN.
Uh oh. Spotted a tear in the tent. The windstorms lately have wreaked havoc in the Sanctuary! Some orange duct tape will hopefully hold things together for a hot minute while I try to remember where the canvas repair kit is.
March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Testing the wood stove in the bell tent today. It's definitely HOT. Should have no trouble keeping someone warm on a cold night. But.... it's also leaking smoke into the tent so I've gotta troubleshoot that
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Dressing up our dinner picnic with the first little fire of the season 😊🔥😊
March 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hosting a picnic around the fire in the Sanctuary tonight at 6pm. Fried chicken, biscuits, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and corn provided. Wear a coat (will be about 50°) and bring a drink. RSVPs required.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Light rain and we can hear some thunder, but it's pretty chill here, and the kids are enjoying being up past bedtime. 😉
March 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
We still haven't lost power 🤞🤞 we often do, but there are no significant outages reported with either LCUB or KUB right now. We're on the calm between storm cells right now.
March 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
⚠️ TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION ⚠️

TORNADO ON THE GROUND NORTHEAST OF OAKRIDGE, IF YOU'RE WEST OF 75 IN THE CLINTON AREA, TAKE SHELTER NOW!!!!

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March 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We're all in the basement. Looks like a tornado might juuuuust miss us. We went ahead and moved all the kids downstairs while we could do it calmly.
March 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
3/15/25
⚠️FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED⚠️

IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS, TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!!!!

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West of Sweetwater, TN, traveling along I-75 between mile markers 50 and 80.
March 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Light rain just started falling here. Tornado warning moving our way but not on top of us yet.
March 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
45 minutes to sunset here in Knoxville. Feels calm on the ground, but up above the clouds are moving quickly. The robins and cardinals are the only birds still chirping up a storm.
March 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tornado watch currently in effect in Oak Ridge, TN.
Got a Watch alert for here in Oak Ridge about 1/2 hour ago.
March 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Tornado watch in effect for many Tennessee counties.
March 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
👀 Skies and wind still calm here at 6:30pm. Tornado watches are moving towards us here in Knoxville, but not officially covering us yet. 👀
March 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Reposted by Wild Sun Sanctuary
SPC Tornado Watch 48 Status Reports
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Additional Details Here.
March 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our old man Mamba isn't afraid of storms, fortunately. How about you? Any pets who need special care during tough weather?
March 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Reposted by Wild Sun Sanctuary
SPC Tornado Watch 47
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Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY🌪️
Additional Details Here.
March 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I wonder how the bird chatter changes with an impending storm? We're 2+ hours out from the storm, and it's all the usual noisemakers right now. I'll try to get another capture when I notice the skies or the wind starts to change in a bit.
March 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I always watch the KUB and LCUB outage maps during storms. Currently only 10 customers across both without power, so we're starting out good!
March 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We have calm skies at the moment, no weather news expected until around 6pm onward. It's a good time to get out and secure anything that might blow away in strong winds.
March 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We're prepping for big weather here tonight. We're right near the I-40/I-75 split west of Knoxville, near the Knox/Loudon county line, East Tennessee. We'll keep you posted about storms, tornado news, and power outages into the night.
March 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
These are the bird friends keeping us company with their chirping today. 😊😊 Wish you were here, too!
March 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The fire circle seating has survived the winter and the winds! Ready for some fellowship around the fire 🔥🔥
March 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Spring Selfie in the Sanctuary!! ☀️😊☀️
March 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If I just followed you and you're wondering who this is, I'm Issa Waters 👋👋 and this is where you can follow my nature adventures and other shenanigans in Wild Sun Sanctuary, my wildlife preserve and playground laboratory for kids. 🌸🌳☀️
March 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM