Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
606 WWUS84 KMRX 231912 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 312 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 TNZ071-086-232000- Northwest Monroe TN-NW Blount TN- 312 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT AND NORTHERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Madisonville, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Madisonville, Vonore, Greenback, Fort Loudon State Park, Citico Beach, McGee Carson Peninsula, and Talassee. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3548 8434 3557 8440 3562 8425 3562 8419 3561 8419 3563 8415 3565 8413 3566 8414 3570 8401 3559 8397 3553 8403 TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 251DEG 11KT 3556 8422 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DGS