Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
902 WWUS84 KMRX 302142 SPSMRX 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 $$ McD