Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
425 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
TNZ015-016-VAZ001-002-005-006-222115-
HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-LEE VA-RUSSELL VA-SCOTT VA-WISE VA-
425 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LEE...CITY OF NORTON...WISE...
SCOTT...EXTREME WESTERN RUSSELL...HAWKINS AND HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL
515 PM EDT...
AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SURGOINSVILLE...OR 10 MILES
NORTH OF ROGERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES OR PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PATTONSVILLE AND OKOLONA AROUND 435 PM EDT.
DUFFIELD...CLINCHPORT AND JASPER AROUND 445 PM EDT.
FORT BLACKMORE AND BIG STONE GAP AROUND 455 PM EDT.
NORTON AND DUNGANNON AROUND 505 PM EDT.
WISE AROUND 510 PM EDT.
COEBURN AROUND 515 PM EDT.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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