Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
542 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

TNZ014-015-038-302215-
Claiborne TN-Hancock TN-Grainger TN-
542 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE...
SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK AND GRAINGER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 542 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tazewell, or 8 miles north of Rutledge, moving southeast at 30 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...
Rutledge, New Tazewell, Bean Station, Tazewell, Lone Mountain, Howard
Quarter, Thorn Hill, Sandlick, and Treadway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3642 8322 3639 8328 3638 8329 3637 8327
      3627 8337 3624 8342 3622 8342 3621 8343
      3622 8344 3622 8345 3619 8345 3619 8347
      3617 8347 3632 8368 3635 8367 3636 8370
      3634 8371 3636 8374 3652 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 304DEG 24KT 3640 8353

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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