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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
511 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024

TNZ040-041-070-073-152200-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Jefferson TN-Northwest Cocke TN-
North Sevier TN-
511 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...
SOUTHWESTERN COCKE AND NORTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
EDT...

At 511 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Sevierville, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Sevierville, Newport, Dandridge, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Chestnut
Hill, Cosby, Bird Crossing, Harrisburg, Hartford, and Fairgarden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3576 8328 3577 8327 3578 8329 3581 8328
      3579 8336 3584 8353 3601 8346 3593 8306
      3576 8314 3577 8316 3575 8316 3573 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 289DEG 17KT 3591 8343

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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