Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
070 WWUS84 KMRX 051531 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1131 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 TNZ012-013-035-036-067-083-084-051630- Rhea TN-Anderson TN-Roane TN-Scott TN-Campbell TN-Meigs TN-Morgan TN- 1131 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN RHEA... NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTHWESTERN ANDERSON...WESTERN CAMPBELL...ROANE AND SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM EDT... At 1131 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Helenwood to near Spring City. Movement was east at 25 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... Oak Ridge, Kingston, Rockwood, Oneida, Wartburg, Fairview, Oliver Springs, Spring City, Huntsville, and Helenwood. 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 3659 8414 3575 8443 3576 8445 3571 8452 3568 8452 3565 8459 3561 8492 3579 8487 3583 8477 3591 8468 3599 8472 3606 8479 3639 8469 3640 8466 3642 8468 3647 8466 3660 8437 TIME...MOT...LOC 1531Z 249DEG 23KT 3643 8460 3563 8487 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ DGS