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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
353 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

TNZ035-036-067-069-182045-
Anderson TN-Roane TN-Knox TN-Morgan TN-
353 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL MORGAN...
ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN KNOX AND NORTHEASTERN ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH
445 PM EDT...

At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Oliver Springs, or 8 miles north of Oak Ridge. This thunderstorm was
nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Oliver Springs, Norris, Coalfield,
Andersonville, Powell, Petros, and Frozen Head State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 8444 3615 8447 3621 8402 3601 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 273DEG 2KT 3609 8432

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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McD