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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
277 WWUS84 KMRX 161822 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 222 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 NCZ060-TNZ087-161900- Cherokee NC-Southeast Monroe TN- 222 PM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT... At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Murphy, moving northeast at 10 mph. 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... Hiawasse Dam, Unaka, and Violet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3520 8429 3540 8418 3533 8403 3531 8404 3531 8403 3528 8403 3525 8400 3510 8410 TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 208DEG 11KT 3521 8416 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 27