Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
825 WWUS54 KMRX 232345 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 745 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 TNC105-107-123-240000- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-240524T0000Z/ Loudon TN-McMinn TN-Monroe TN- 745 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN LOUDON...NORTHEASTERN MCMINN AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES... At 745 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Madisonville, 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... Sweetwater, Madisonville, Vonore, Fort Loudon State Park, Tariffville, McGee Carson Peninsula, and Tellico Village. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3542 8447 3558 8451 3566 8422 3544 8415 TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 259DEG 26KT 3552 8430 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ BW