Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
176 WWUS84 KMRX 241657 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1257 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 TNZ039-040-042-070-241745- Jefferson TN-Hamblen TN-Northwest Greene TN-Northwest Cocke TN- 1257 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN COCKE...SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND EASTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT... At 1257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Baneberry, or near Newport, moving northeast at 30 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... Morristown, Newport, Dandridge, White Pine, Baneberry, Parrottsville, Russellville, Mosheim, Caney Branch, and Bybee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3610 8286 3590 8326 3602 8342 3631 8318 TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 225DEG 26KT 3600 8331 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ SR