Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
931 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

TNZ013-014-037-081415-
Claiborne TN-Union TN-Campbell TN-
931 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN CLAIBORNE...NORTHEASTERN
CAMPBELL AND NORTHERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM EDT...

At 931 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of La Follette, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
La Follette, New Tazewell, Tazewell, Harrogate, Springdale, Arthur,
Rose Hill, Sharps Chapel, Sandlick, and Clairfield.

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 3655 8355 3634 8365 3633 8366 3634 8367
      3634 8368 3632 8368 3630 8369 3629 8368
      3627 8370 3638 8412 3657 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 1331Z 282DEG 33KT 3645 8401

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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