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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
123 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

TNZ072-161745-
Blount Smoky Mountains TN-
123 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT COUNTY
THROUGH 145 PM EDT...

At 122 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, or 15 miles
southeast of Maryville. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Townsend, Cades Cove, and Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

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LAT...LON 3552 8387 3561 8392 3565 8387 3568 8372
      3562 8366 3557 8366 3557 8370 3556 8372
      3556 8377 3553 8382 3552 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 232DEG 3KT 3559 8378

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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