Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
816 WWUS84 KMRX 051822 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 222 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 TNZ016-039-042-051900- Hamblen TN-Northwest Greene TN-Hawkins TN- 222 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HAWKINS...CENTRAL GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT... At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Russellville, or 11 miles east of Morristown, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greeneville, Tusculum, Mosheim, Bulls Gap, Baileyton, St. Clair, Kepler, McCloud, Romeo, and Mohawk. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3646 8278 3616 8270 3613 8314 3615 8315 3632 8317 TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 250DEG 23KT 3622 8309 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DGS