Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
756 WWUS84 KMRX 181910 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 310 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 TNZ035-067-182000- Roane TN-Morgan TN- 310 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MORGAN AND CENTRAL ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rockwood, moving east at 15 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... Kingston, Rockwood, Midtown, Harriman, Oakdale, Pine Orchard, Dearmond, and Coalfield. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3584 8476 3586 8473 3589 8471 3591 8468 3597 8471 3598 8471 3601 8448 3580 8451 TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 267DEG 13KT 3588 8470 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ KRS