Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
509 WWUS84 KMRX 080908 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 508 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 TNZ041-074-081000- Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN- 508 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN COCKE AND SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM EDT... At 508 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 14 miles east of Gatlinburg, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Round Mountain, Cosby, Hartford, Max Patch, Waterville, and Great Smoky Mountains National 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3576 8344 3589 8307 3593 8290 3592 8291 3588 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292 3577 8299 3579 8308 3577 8311 3577 8316 3573 8319 3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8334 3563 8338 3563 8341 TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 258DEG 22KT 3575 8324 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JLB