Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
256 WWUS84 KMRX 231756 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 156 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 TNZ086-087-231845- Northwest Monroe TN-Southeast Monroe TN- 156 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT... At 156 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southeast of Madisonville, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Citico. 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 3544 8426 3552 8401 3549 8399 3550 8398 3549 8394 3547 8396 3546 8396 3541 8402 3539 8401 3537 8401 3535 8404 3533 8403 3532 8404 3532 8422 TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 255DEG 13KT 3539 8418 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DGS