Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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856 WWUS84 KMRX 270833 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 433 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 TNZ072-074-270900- Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN- 433 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BLOUNT AND SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT... At 432 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Smoky Mountains-Clingmans Dome, or 7 miles south of Gatlinburg, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Townsend, Cades Cove, Elkmont, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3560 8394 3565 8387 3569 8362 3581 8328 3574 8328 3572 8327 3571 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8334 3562 8340 3561 8344 3557 8349 3556 8359 3558 8361 3557 8363 3556 8377 TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 283DEG 24KT 3562 8352 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 19