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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
433 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

TNZ072-074-270900-
Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-
433 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BLOUNT AND
SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT...

At 432 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Smoky Mountains-Clingmans Dome, or 7 miles south
of Gatlinburg, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Fontana
Area, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Townsend,
Cades Cove, Elkmont, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east
Tennessee.

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LAT...LON 3560 8394 3565 8387 3569 8362 3581 8328
      3574 8328 3572 8327 3571 8325 3569 8326
      3566 8330 3566 8334 3562 8340 3561 8344
      3557 8349 3556 8359 3558 8361 3557 8363
      3556 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 283DEG 24KT 3562 8352

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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