Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
476 WWUS84 KMRX 090830 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 430 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 TNZ067>069-082>084-086-090930- Rhea TN-Bledsoe TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Roane TN-Loudon TN-Knox TN- Meigs TN- 430 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RHEA...LOUDON... NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTHERN BLEDSOE...SOUTHWESTERN KNOX... NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM EDT/430 AM CDT/... At 430 AM EDT/330 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Spring City, or 12 miles northeast of Pikeville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Oak Ridge, Lenoir City, Kingston, Sweetwater, Rockwood, Loudon, Farragut, Fairview, Spring City, and Midtown. 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 3572 8526 3577 8525 3577 8504 3575 8503 3576 8492 3583 8477 3589 8471 3591 8414 3580 8414 3581 8417 3577 8418 3576 8415 3571 8417 3564 8414 3561 8418 3562 8452 3565 8459 3562 8464 3564 8534 TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 267DEG 52KT 3574 8505 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DH