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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
400 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

TNZ039>043-070-042100-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Jefferson TN-Hamblen TN-Northwest Greene TN-
Northwest Cocke TN-Southeast Greene TN-
400 PM EDT Tue Jun 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...COCKE...
CENTRAL GREENE AND SOUTHEASTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM
EDT...

At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Dandridge to near Newport to 7 miles west
of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek. Movement was northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Morristown, Greeneville, Newport, Tusculum, White Pine, Baneberry,
Parrottsville, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Mosheim, and Bulls Gap.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3578 8329 3583 8326 3585 8329 3595 8330
      3607 8341 3627 8310 3626 8310 3624 8307
      3632 8297 3615 8274 3602 8273 3600 8278
      3593 8281 3595 8288 3593 8292 3592 8292
      3588 8290 3577 8299 3579 8308 3571 8327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 245DEG 23KT 3608 8335 3599 8322 3580 8321

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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