Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
666 WWUS84 KMRX 081733 SPSMRX 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. && 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 $$ CED