Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
187 WWUS84 KMRX 041937 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 337 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 TNZ014>016-037>039-070-042030- Jefferson TN-Claiborne TN-Hamblen TN-Hancock TN-Union TN-Grainger TN- Hawkins TN- 337 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CLAIBORNE...SOUTHWESTERN HAWKINS...SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON... NORTHEASTERN UNION...GRAINGER AND HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 336 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles north of Maynardville to near Rutledge to near White Pine to near Baneberry. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Morristown, Jefferson City, Rogersville, Dandridge, Sneedville, Rutledge, New Tazewell, Bean Station, Tazewell, and White Pine. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3660 8357 3651 8312 3636 8302 3628 8303 3599 8348 3610 8353 3623 8365 3633 8388 3659 8375 3658 8369 3660 8367 TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 231DEG 18KT 3637 8379 3629 8348 3614 8338 3606 8336 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DH