Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
815 WUUS54 KMRX 261636 SVRMRX TNC129-151-261730- /O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0071.240526T1636Z-240526T1730Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 1236 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Morgan County in east Tennessee... Scott County in east Tennessee... * Until 130 PM EDT. * At 1236 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Byrdstown, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Oneida, Huntsville, Helenwood, Winfield, Rugby, Smokey Junction, Honey Creek State Park, Robbins, Big South Fork National Park, and Rugby State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging wind and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for east Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3659 8426 3653 8425 3651 8426 3651 8433 3647 8434 3646 8435 3642 8435 3639 8431 3639 8433 3628 8433 3631 8479 3633 8477 3634 8474 3635 8474 3635 8473 3637 8472 3637 8470 3640 8466 3660 8478 TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 272DEG 45KT 3654 8503 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ DGS