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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
614 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024

TNZ041-072>074-092230-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Blount Smoky Mountains TN-
Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
614 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT AND SOUTHERN
SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles west of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek to
near Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Smoky Mountains-Clingmans
Dome, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area,
Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Townsend, and Wears
Valley.

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.

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LAT...LON 3559 8389 3567 8377 3569 8367 3571 8368
      3571 8371 3587 8346 3575 8318 3573 8320
      3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8335
      3561 8344 3556 8350 3556 8359 3558 8361
      3557 8363 3556 8376 3555 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 297DEG 30KT 3578 8330 3555 8375

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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