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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
543 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

TNZ081-082-098-251115-
Sequatchie TN-Bledsoe TN-Marion TN-
543 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SEQUATCHIE...SOUTHWESTERN
BLEDSOE AND NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM CDT...

At 543 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dunlap, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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...
Dunlap, Whitwell, Powells Crossroads, Cartwright, Lone Oak, Palio,
Griffith Creek, Chimneys State Park, Cagle, and North Chickamauga
Creek Gorge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3524 8569 3529 8571 3529 8569 3531 8565
      3532 8557 3536 8551 3541 8549 3541 8551
      3542 8551 3543 8554 3549 8554 3550 8555
      3554 8519 3535 8523 3516 8538 3522 8573
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 266DEG 20KT 3540 8543

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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