Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
093 WWUS84 KMRX 230042 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 842 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 TNZ012>014-035>037-067-069-230130- Anderson TN-Claiborne TN-Roane TN-Scott TN-Union TN-Campbell TN- Knox TN-Morgan TN- 842 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN...WESTERN CLAIBORNE...ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN KNOX...CAMPBELL...NORTHEASTERN ROANE...EAST CENTRAL SCOTT AND UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT... At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Huntsville to 9 miles north of Oliver Springs to 6 miles north of Kingston. Movement was east at 45 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... Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Clinton, La Follette, Maynardville, Oliver Springs, Plainview, Jacksboro, Harriman, and Caryville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3634 8365 3634 8367 3626 8370 3623 8369 3598 8390 3593 8454 3618 8432 3643 8442 3658 8387 TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 255DEG 38KT 3643 8441 3617 8428 3597 8449 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ BW