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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
853 WWUS84 KMRX 092130 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 530 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 TNZ041-068-069-071>074-092215- Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Blount Smoky Mountains TN- Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-Loudon TN-Knox TN-North Sevier TN- NW Blount TN- 530 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LOUDON... SOUTHEASTERN KNOX...BLOUNT AND SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... At 529 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Sevierville to 6 miles east of Eagleton Village to near Louisville. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Maryville, Sevierville, Lenoir City, Alcoa, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Louisville, Rockford, Eagleton Village, and Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap. 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. Occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3579 8429 3585 8398 3597 8379 3574 8318 3573 8320 3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8335 3562 8340 3561 8344 3557 8349 3556 8359 3558 8361 3557 8363 3556 8377 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 292DEG 42KT 3593 8368 3579 8383 3577 8413 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ DH