Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
706 WWUS84 KMRX 051635 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 TNZ013-014-037-VAZ001-051730- Claiborne TN-Union TN-Campbell TN-Lee VA- 1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CLAIBORNE...EASTERN CAMPBELL AND NORTHERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT... At 1235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wilkerson to 6 miles south of Jacksboro. Movement was northeast 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... La Follette, Harrogate, Rocky Top, Springdale, Cumberland Gap, Arthur, Sharps Chapel, Sandlick, Disney, and Clairfield. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southwestern Virginia. && LAT...LON 3637 8368 3626 8400 3630 8404 3625 8406 3623 8410 3624 8418 3625 8418 3659 8397 3658 8369 3662 8365 3667 8350 TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 241DEG 26KT 3658 8394 3624 8416 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ DGS