Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
906 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

TNZ017-042>047-230200-
Sullivan TN-Washington TN-Northwest Greene TN-Northwest Carter TN-
Southeast Carter TN-Southeast Greene TN-Unicoi TN-
906 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...
WASHINGTON...EASTERN GREENE...UNICOI AND CARTER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000
PM EDT...

At 905 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Colonial Heights to 10
miles south of Tusculum. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and half inch 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...
Johnson City, Kingsport, Greeneville, Elizabethton, Erwin,
Jonesborough, Tusculum, Banner Hill, Central, and Spurgeon.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3611 8208 3611 8213 3615 8215 3616 8221
      3613 8225 3614 8229 3612 8235 3609 8241
      3600 8247 3595 8256 3597 8261 3601 8261
      3603 8259 3607 8264 3600 8278 3597 8277
      3594 8281 3639 8274 3643 8267 3650 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 262DEG 35KT 3641 8268 3602 8274

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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