Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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961 WWUS54 KMRX 270634 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 234 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 TNC013-025-173-VAC105-270715- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-240527T0715Z/ Claiborne TN-Campbell TN-Union TN-Lee VA- 234 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM EDT FOR WESTERN CLAIBORNE...NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL...NORTHERN UNION AND WESTERN LEE COUNTIES... At 233 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Wilkerson, or 10 miles northeast of La Follette, moving east at 35 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... La Follette, Harrogate, Jellico, Springdale, Cumberland Gap, Arthur, Clairfield, Fincastle, White Oak, and Sharps Chapel. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east Tennessee. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for southwestern Virginia. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3640 8423 3659 8410 3658 8369 3662 8365 3664 8358 3633 8372 TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 278DEG 29KT 3651 8403 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 19