Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
844 WWUS84 KMRX 042154 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 554 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 VAZ001-002-005-042300- Scott VA-Wise VA-Lee VA- 554 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LEE...NORTH CENTRAL SCOTT AND WISE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 554 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Big Stone Gap, or 13 miles southwest of Norton, moving northeast 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... Norton, Wise, Big Stone Gap, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pound, Duffield, Jasper, Pardee, and Dryden. 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 3713 8255 3703 8248 3698 8237 3696 8236 3671 8280 3682 8297 3687 8294 3687 8291 3690 8287 3691 8287 3693 8286 3695 8286 3698 8287 3699 8284 3701 8283 3701 8278 3705 8272 3712 8272 3720 8256 TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 219DEG 19KT 3683 8283 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$