Tornado Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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WFUS54 KMRX 090923
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
423 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Sequatchie County in east Tennessee...
  South central Bledsoe County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Marion County in east Tennessee...

* Until 500 AM CDT.

* At 423 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Gruetli-Laager, or 8 miles west of Dunlap, moving
  east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Dunlap around 430 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cartwright, Lone Oak, Griffith Creek, and North Chickamauga Creek
Gorge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3530 8564 3532 8556 3534 8554 3534 8553
      3538 8549 3539 8550 3541 8549 3541 8551
      3542 8551 3543 8554 3544 8553 3540 8520
      3533 8524 3519 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 0923Z 284DEG 49KT 3535 8554

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

JLB