156
WWUS84 KMRX 061319
SPSMRX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
919 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

TNZ038-069>071-073-061400-
Jefferson TN-Grainger TN-Knox TN-North Sevier TN-NW Blount TN-
919 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT KNOX...NORTHERN BLOUNT...WEST
CENTRAL JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN SEVIER AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER
COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM EDT...

At 919 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Louisville, or near Alcoa, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...
Knoxville, Maryville, Sevierville, Alcoa, Farragut, Pigeon Forge,
Louisville, Rockford, Eagleton Village, and Strawberry Plains.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3569 8409 3590 8419 3619 8367 3575 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 247DEG 35KT 3581 8405

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$