Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
419 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024
TNZ068-071-072-086-087-270900-
Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Loudon TN-
Southeast Monroe TN-NW Blount TN-
419 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON...SOUTHERN
BLOUNT AND MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT...
At 419 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles east of Madisonville, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Madisonville, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky
Mountains-Fontana Area, Vonore, Greenback, Tellico Plains, Fort
Loudon State Park, Tariffville, McGee Carson Peninsula, and Happy
Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east
Tennessee.
&&
LAT...LON 3535 8441 3540 8441 3541 8443 3553 8436
3569 8416 3556 8376 3552 8383 3552 8388
3547 8392 3546 8396 3541 8402 3537 8401
3535 8404 3531 8404 3530 8402 3528 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0819Z 267DEG 55KT 3546 8415
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
CJM