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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1132 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

TNZ040-041-043-045-073-074-090400-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Cocke TN-
Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-Southeast Greene TN-Unicoi TN-
North Sevier TN-
1132 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN COCKE...SOUTHEASTERN
GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN UNICOI AND EAST CENTRAL SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH
MIDNIGHT EDT...

At 1131 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles north of Hot Springs to 6 miles north
of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek to Gatlinburg. Movement was east at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Del Rio,
Round Mountain, Cosby, Hartford, Rocky Fork, Max Patch, and
Waterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3601 8246 3595 8256 3597 8261 3604 8259
      3606 8265 3600 8278 3592 8282 3595 8285
      3594 8290 3593 8292 3588 8290 3579 8296
      3577 8316 3573 8319 3572 8325 3567 8329
      3570 8367 3605 8279 3610 8238
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 283DEG 38KT 3600 8281 3584 8314 3571 8351

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

JLB