Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
777 WWUS84 KMRX 181955 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 VAZ001-005-182045- Scott VA-Lee VA- 355 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LEE AND WESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Pennington Gap, or 13 miles east of Jonesville. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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... Gate City, Duffield, Clinchport, Jasper, Dryden, and Pattonsville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3662 8261 3661 8296 3680 8295 3682 8280 3681 8277 3683 8274 3683 8273 3682 8272 3682 8270 3683 8269 3684 8266 3685 8261 TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 273DEG 1KT 3671 8287 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ McD