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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
726 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

TNZ018-045>047-220030-
JOHNSON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER TN-UNICOI TN-
726 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CARTER...JOHNSON AND UNICOI
COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF BEECH MOUNTAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 5 TO 10 MPH. OTHER ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WERE NOTED OVER UNICOI
COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
HUNTER...ELK MILLS...DOEVILLE...NEVA...SADIE...TRADE...SHADY VALLEY
AND LAUREL BLOOMERY.

THE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV
STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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