Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
591 WWUS54 KMRX 081416 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1016 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 TNC025-057-173-081430- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240508T1430Z/ Claiborne TN-Union TN-Grainger TN- 1016 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE...EAST CENTRAL UNION AND NORTHWESTERN GRAINGER COUNTIES... At 1015 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rutledge, moving east at 40 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR GRAINGER COUNTY. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include... Maynardville, Rutledge, New Tazewell, Tazewell, Lone Mountain, Joppa, Buffalo Springs, and Sandlick. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is a potentially deadly storm. Seek shelter in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. Abandon vehicles in search of a more substantial permanent structure. Stay away from windows. && LAT...LON 3647 8338 3617 8351 3625 8380 3636 8372 3648 8362 TIME...MOT...LOC 1415Z 283DEG 34KT 3633 8357 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH $$ DGS