Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
655 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN COCKE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 651 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  PIGEON FORGE...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF SEVIERVILLE...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  SEVIERVILLE...DANDRIDGE...NEWPORT...WHITE PINE...KODAK...
  HARRISBURG...PIEDMONT...BIRD CROSSING AND CHESTNUT HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3589 8379 3615 8336 3614 8329 3589 8316
      3571 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 236DEG 28KT 3584 8359

$$

TG
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