Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
483 WWUS84 KMRX 231915 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 315 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 TNZ084-099-100-232000- Bradley TN-Hamilton TN-Meigs TN- 315 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BRADLEY... SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS AND NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 314 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Soddy-Daisy, or 11 miles northwest of Cleveland, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Birchwood, Big Spring, Hopewell, and Sale Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3532 8512 3544 8495 3544 8491 3546 8490 3537 8485 3535 8486 3534 8483 3530 8481 3521 8503 TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 235DEG 12KT 3529 8503 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DGS