Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
484 WWUS54 KMRX 062204 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 604 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 TNC029-155-062215- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-240506T2215Z/ Cocke TN-Sevier TN- 604 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN COCKE AND SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES... At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gatlinburg, moving northeast at 20 mph. Half dollar sized hail fell in downtown Gatlinburg at 542 pm EDT. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Bird Crossing, Fairgarden, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3572 8350 3575 8350 3592 8339 3591 8339 3592 8335 3573 8320 3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8334 3562 8340 3561 8344 3562 8346 3564 8348 TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 242DEG 18KT 3574 8339 HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ TD