Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
138 WWUS84 KMRX 092106 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 506 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 TNZ036>038-040-069-070-073-092200- Anderson TN-Jefferson TN-Northwest Cocke TN-Union TN-Grainger TN- Knox TN-North Sevier TN- 506 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL ANDERSON... NORTHEASTERN KNOX...JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN COCKE...SOUTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHERN SEVIER AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Maynardville to near Clinton. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Knoxville, Sevierville, Clinton, Jefferson City, Newport, Dandridge, Maynardville, White Pine, Plainview, and New Market. 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 3609 8419 3628 8374 3619 8347 3616 8346 3616 8340 3614 8339 3615 8338 3615 8337 3611 8325 3608 8323 3611 8324 3606 8309 3580 8331 3579 8335 TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 296DEG 31KT 3624 8367 3607 8405 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DH