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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
958 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

TNZ038-039-069-070-073-061430-
Jefferson TN-Hamblen TN-Grainger TN-Knox TN-North Sevier TN-
958 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX...JEFFERSON...
NORTHERN SEVIER...SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER AND WEST CENTRAL HAMBLEN
COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 AM EDT...

At 957 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles northeast of Knoxville to 12
miles northeast of Rockford to 10 miles east of Eagleton Village.
Movement was northeast at 30 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...
Knoxville, Morristown, Sevierville, Jefferson City, Dandridge,
Rutledge, Pigeon Forge, New Market, Strawberry Plains, and Blaine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3580 8375 3581 8374 3586 8378 3588 8378
      3588 8380 3594 8382 3605 8394 3617 8377
      3617 8372 3618 8373 3622 8370 3632 8355
      3616 8335 3592 8333 3575 8373
TIME...MOT...LOC 1357Z 242DEG 28KT 3606 8388 3596 8379 3579 8376

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

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