Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
426 WUUS54 KMRX 232329 SVRMRX NCC039-TNC011-107-123-139-240015- /O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0064.240523T2329Z-240524T0015Z/ 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 $$ BW