Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
749 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
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ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN-LOUDON TN-ROANE TN-
749 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN KNOX...ANDERSON...LOUDON
AND EXTREME EASTERN ROANE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
AT 744 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LENOIR CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LENOIR CITY...OAK
RIDGE...FARRAGUT AND KARNS.
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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