Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
815 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
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MARION TN-
715 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 815 AM CDT...
AT 712 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MARION COUNTY...WHICH WERE
MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL 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.
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