Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
439 WWUS84 KMRX 050143 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 943 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 TNZ071-072-086-087-050230- Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Southeast Monroe TN- NW Blount TN- 943 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT AND CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT... At 942 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Madisonville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Madisonville, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Vonore, Tellico Plains, Fort Loudon State Park, Tariffville, McGee Carson Peninsula, Happy Valley, Citico Beach, and Mount Vernon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3540 8441 3540 8443 3543 8444 3545 8443 3546 8445 3546 8444 3554 8448 3562 8419 3561 8419 3568 8394 3550 8389 3547 8392 3546 8396 3541 8402 3539 8401 3533 8440 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 255DEG 24KT 3545 8437 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$