Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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197 WWUS84 KMRX 090628 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 228 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 TNZ081-084-099-100-090715- Sequatchie TN-Bradley TN-Hamilton TN-Meigs TN- 228 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BRADLEY... SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS...SOUTHEASTERN SEQUATCHIE AND NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EDT/215 AM CDT/... At 227 AM EDT/127 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fairmount, or 7 miles south of Dunlap, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Cleveland, Dunlap, Soddy-Daisy, Lakesite, Cartwright, Flat Top Mountain, North Chickamauga Creek Gorge, Hopewell, Big Spring, and Sale Creek. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT/300 AM CDT/ for east Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3521 8540 3526 8544 3528 8549 3534 8551 3538 8526 3536 8523 3539 8520 3544 8485 3539 8484 3535 8486 3534 8483 3518 8481 TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 265DEG 32KT 3526 8535 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DH