Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
729 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina...
  East central Bradley County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Polk County in east Tennessee...
  Southeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 729 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benton,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Benton, Etowah, Tellico Plains, Coker Creek, Mount Vernon, Bullet
  Creek, Reliance, Hiwassee Ocoee State Park, and Dentville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3513 8468 3529 8474 3547 8419 3521 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 251DEG 26KT 3524 8464

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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