Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
801 WWUS84 KMRX 051824 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 224 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 TNZ016-017-VAZ005-051915- Sullivan TN-Hawkins TN-Scott VA- 224 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN... NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS AND SOUTH CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT... At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Surgoinsville, or 12 miles northeast of Rogersville, 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... Kingsport, Gate City, Surgoinsville, Weber City, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Okolona, and Bloomingdale. 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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for southwestern Virginia. && LAT...LON 3674 8256 3655 8247 3648 8290 3655 8294 3659 8284 3659 8289 TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 250DEG 24KT 3655 8285 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ DGS