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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
508 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

TNZ041-074-081000-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-
508 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN COCKE AND SOUTHEASTERN
SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM EDT...

At 508 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 14 miles east of
Gatlinburg, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam
Mountain, Pittman Center, Round Mountain, Cosby, Hartford, Max Patch,
Waterville, 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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3576 8344 3589 8307 3593 8290 3592 8291
      3588 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292 3577 8299
      3579 8308 3577 8311 3577 8316 3573 8319
      3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8334
      3563 8338 3563 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 258DEG 22KT 3575 8324

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JLB