Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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406 WWUS84 KMRX 262159 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 559 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 TNZ017-018-046-VAZ008-262245- Sullivan TN-Northwest Carter TN-Johnson TN-Washington VA- 559 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN... JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN CARTER AND EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 559 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Bristol Tn to near Reese. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Mountain City, Glade Spring, Damascus, Trade, Neva, Laurel Bloomery, Harr, Shady Valley, Konnarock, and Emory-Meadow View. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for east Tennessee...and southwestern Virginia. && LAT...LON 3662 8161 3661 8165 3659 8168 3657 8168 3653 8171 3647 8170 3640 8174 3634 8171 3634 8175 3636 8179 3634 8185 3646 8210 3686 8177 3679 8170 3664 8162 3664 8161 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 221DEG 26KT 3649 8202 3638 8177 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DGS