Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
180 WWUS84 KMRX 041821 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 221 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 TNZ037-038-069>071-073-041900- Jefferson TN-Union TN-Grainger TN-Knox TN-North Sevier TN- NW Blount TN- 221 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN KNOX...NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN SEVIER AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT... At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Rockford, or 9 miles southeast of Knoxville, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Knoxville, Sevierville, Maynardville, Plainview, New Market, Strawberry Plains, Blaine, Luttrell, Kimberlin Heights, and House Mountain State 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. && LAT...LON 3577 8378 3585 8394 3629 8379 3618 8348 TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 201DEG 24KT 3588 8382 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DH