Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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184 WWUS54 KMRX 270723 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 323 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 TNC025-057-067-173-VAC105-270800- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-240527T0800Z/ Claiborne TN-Hancock TN-Union TN-Grainger TN-Lee VA- 323 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR EASTERN CLAIBORNE...HANCOCK...EAST CENTRAL UNION...NORTHERN GRAINGER AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES... At 323 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Cubage to 7 miles northeast of Maynardville, 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... Sneedville, Jonesville, New Tazewell, Bean Station, Tazewell, Lone Mountain, Howard Quarter, Thorn Hill, Evanston, and Rose Hill. 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. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3671 8305 3641 8323 3640 8328 3638 8329 3635 8326 3629 8330 3634 8372 3667 8352 3667 8342 3673 8323 TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 283DEG 31KT 3669 8351 3634 8373 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 19