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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
133 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

TNZ071>074-081815-
Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
NW Blount TN-
133 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT AND
SOUTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

At 133 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maryville, moving east at 40 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...
Maryville, Sevierville, Alcoa, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Eagleton
Village, Townsend, Walland, Wears Valley, and Elkmont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for
east Tennessee.

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LAT...LON 3561 8397 3577 8398 3585 8353 3558 8349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 264DEG 36KT 3569 8389

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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