Severe Weather Statement
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
547 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

TNC105-145-172200-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-130517T2200Z/
ROANE TN-LOUDON TN-
547 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR LOUDON AND ROANE COUNTIES...

AT 541 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR PAINT ROCK...OR 6 MILES WEST OF LOUDON...MOVING NORTH AT
10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  KINGSTON...ROCKWOOD...FAIRVIEW...BRADBURY...HARRIMAN AND DEARMOND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3590 8470 3590 8469 3595 8460 3595 8456
      3597 8455 3598 8435 3571 8437 3569 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 189DEG 11KT 3577 8446

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