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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
430 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

TNZ067>069-082>084-086-090930-
Rhea TN-Bledsoe TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Roane TN-Loudon TN-Knox TN-
Meigs TN-
430 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RHEA...LOUDON...
NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTHERN BLEDSOE...SOUTHWESTERN KNOX...
NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM EDT/430 AM
CDT/...

At 430 AM EDT/330 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 10 miles west of Spring City, or 12 miles northeast of
Pikeville, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, Kingston, Sweetwater, Rockwood, Loudon,
Farragut, Fairview, Spring City, and Midtown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3572 8526 3577 8525 3577 8504 3575 8503
      3576 8492 3583 8477 3589 8471 3591 8414
      3580 8414 3581 8417 3577 8418 3576 8415
      3571 8417 3564 8414 3561 8418 3562 8452
      3565 8459 3562 8464 3564 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 267DEG 52KT 3574 8505

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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