Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
652 WWUS84 KMRX 042348 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 748 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 TNZ100>102-050030- West Polk TN-East Polk TN-Bradley TN- 748 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BRADLEY AND POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 747 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wildwood Lake, or 9 miles southwest of Benton, moving east at 20 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... Benton, Ducktown, Wildwood Lake, William L. Davenport Refuge, Conasauga, Big Frog Mountain, Parksville, Turtletown, Copperhill, and Reliance. 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. && LAT...LON 3499 8485 3500 8485 3515 8483 3523 8436 3522 8434 3520 8435 3522 8432 3521 8429 3499 8432 TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 274DEG 17KT 3506 8475 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$