Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
799 WWUS84 KMRX 230106 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 906 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 TNZ017-042>047-230200- Sullivan TN-Washington TN-Northwest Greene TN-Northwest Carter TN- Southeast Carter TN-Southeast Greene TN-Unicoi TN- 906 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN... WASHINGTON...EASTERN GREENE...UNICOI AND CARTER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT... At 905 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Colonial Heights to 10 miles south of Tusculum. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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... Johnson City, Kingsport, Greeneville, Elizabethton, Erwin, Jonesborough, Tusculum, Banner Hill, Central, and Spurgeon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3611 8208 3611 8213 3615 8215 3616 8221 3613 8225 3614 8229 3612 8235 3609 8241 3600 8247 3595 8256 3597 8261 3601 8261 3603 8259 3607 8264 3600 8278 3597 8277 3594 8281 3639 8274 3643 8267 3650 8207 TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 262DEG 35KT 3641 8268 3602 8274 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DH