Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
647 WWUS54 KMRX 081505 SVSMRX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1105 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 TNC001-155-081515- /O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-240508T1530Z/ Anderson TN-Sevier TN- 1105 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL ANDERSON AND NORTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for east Tennessee. && LAT...LON 3605 8404 3618 8395 3617 8362 3604 8364 3604 8367 3603 8368 3600 8367 3599 8365 3598 8365 3596 8367 TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 271DEG 37KT 3610 8385 $$ TNC057-089-093-173-081530- /O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-240508T1530Z/ Knox TN-Jefferson TN-Union TN-Grainger TN- 1105 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN KNOX...WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON...SOUTH CENTRAL UNION AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER COUNTIES... At 1105 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Plainview, or 10 miles northeast of Knoxville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Knoxville, Plainview, Strawberry Plains, Halls, Blaine, House Mountain State Park, Maloneyville, and Mascot. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 393 and 405. Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 112 and 115. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3605 8404 3618 8395 3617 8362 3604 8364 3604 8367 3603 8368 3600 8367 3599 8365 3598 8365 3596 8367 TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 271DEG 37KT 3610 8385 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ CED