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
542 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Jefferson County in east Tennessee...
  Central Cocke County in east Tennessee...
  Southern Greene County in east Tennessee...
  South central Hamblen County in east Tennessee...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 542 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Baneberry, or
  near Newport, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Morristown, Greeneville, Newport, White Pine, Baneberry,
  Parrottsville, Caney Branch, Del Rio, Bybee, and Cedar Creek.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 425 and 435.
 Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 6 and 9.

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.

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LAT...LON 3606 8263 3600 8278 3598 8279 3597 8277
      3592 8282 3595 8285 3595 8288 3594 8290
      3593 8291 3593 8292 3589 8290 3588 8291
      3598 8335 3615 8332 3614 8264 3612 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 276DEG 33KT 3604 8319

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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