Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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

TNZ098-099-061330-
Marion TN-Hamilton TN-
847 AM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHERN
HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT/830 AM CDT/...

At 846 AM EDT/746 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Lookout Mountain, or 9 miles east
of Jasper, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Chattanooga, Soddy-Daisy, Signal Mountain, Walden, Lakesite,
Whitwell, Ridgeside, Fairmount, Harrison, and Red Bank.

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 3499 8552 3515 8558 3521 8540 3518 8539
      3517 8540 3515 8539 3524 8531 3530 8512
      3500 8502 3499 8511
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 246DEG 21KT 3504 8546

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$