Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
463 WWUS84 KMRX 241903 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 303 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 TNZ081-098-099-241945- Sequatchie TN-Marion TN-Hamilton TN- 303 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SEQUATCHIE... NORTHEASTERN MARION AND CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT/245 PM CDT/... At 302 PM EDT/202 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fairmount, or 9 miles south of Dunlap, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Chattanooga, Dunlap, Soddy-Daisy, Signal Mountain, Walden, Lakesite, Fairmount, Red Bank, Powells Crossroads, and Cartwright. 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. && LAT...LON 3528 8548 3540 8529 3536 8523 3544 8518 3516 8511 3511 8545 TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 248DEG 18KT 3523 8541 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DGS