Severe Weather Statement
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WWUS54 KMRX 270646
SVSMRX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
246 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-
246 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 246 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pruden, or 12
miles southwest of Middlesboro, 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, Springdale, Cumberland Gap, Arthur,
Clairfield, and Fincastle.
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.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3639 8413 3659 8395 3658 8369 3662 8365
3664 8358 3633 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 278DEG 29KT 3650 8390
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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