Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
257 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Morgan County in east Tennessee...
  Southeastern Claiborne County in east Tennessee...
  Anderson County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Knox County in east Tennessee...
  Southeastern Campbell County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Roane County in east Tennessee...
  Union County in east Tennessee...
  Western Grainger County in east Tennessee...

* Until 345 AM EDT.

* At 257 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles north of Maynardville to Oliver Springs,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Maynardville, Rutledge, Oliver
  Springs, Plainview, Halls, Blaine, and Rocky Top.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 385 and 402.
 Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 108 and 127.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3638 8343 3615 8358 3617 8359 3613 8361
      3614 8364 3610 8363 3610 8365 3612 8365
      3612 8367 3609 8366 3609 8371 3606 8369
      3605 8367 3603 8367 3594 8373 3599 8447
      3642 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0657Z 268DEG 29KT 3638 8385 3605 8432

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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