Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
506 WWUS84 KMRX 061358 SPSMRX 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. && 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 $$ 27