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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
714 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

TNZ081-098-099-191215-
HAMILTON TN-MARION TN-SEQUATCHIE TN-
614 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION...HAMILTON AND SEQUATCHIE
COUNTIES UNTIL 715 AM CDT/815 AM EDT/...

AT 612 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MONTEAGLE...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WHITWELL...SIGNAL
MOUNTAIN...GRIFFITH CREEK...MARTIN SPRINGS...POWELLS CROSSROADS...
CARTWRIGHT...LONE OAK AND RED BANK.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND! DON`T DROWN!

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DH