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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
194 WWUS84 KMRX 051628 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1228 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 TNZ036-067>069-085-086-051730- Anderson TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Roane TN-Loudon TN-Knox TN-McMinn TN- 1228 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOUDON...SOUTHERN ANDERSON... WESTERN KNOX...CENTRAL MCMINN...NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND EASTERN ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT... At 1227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Oliver Springs to 8 miles northwest of Charleston. Movement was east at 30 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... Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Athens, Clinton, Lenoir City, Kingston, Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, and Farragut. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3545 8481 3565 8462 3572 8463 3599 8444 3606 8434 3620 8396 3616 8391 3617 8385 3585 8408 3583 8412 3585 8415 3580 8414 3581 8417 3577 8418 3576 8415 3546 8436 3537 8485 TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 248DEG 27KT 3600 8438 3540 8482 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ DGS