Tornado spotted near Six Mile Mountain in Tennessee

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (NBC, KYMA) - A video posted to social media shows a rare sight in the Great Smoky Mountains, a possible tornado.

The video shows what appears to be a tornado forming near Six Mile Mountain in Tennessee, with the funnel slowly taking shape and reaching toward the ground.

"Can't believe I watched this happen right in front of me! Has anyone else ever seen a tornado in east Tennessee?" Justin Murray, who took the video, wrote.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Tuesday evening for Blount County and Northeastern Monroe County, as a severe thunderstorm swept through the Smoky Mountains.