Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
886 WWUS84 KMRX 051709 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 109 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 TNZ085-086-101-102-051815- West Polk TN-Northwest Monroe TN-East Polk TN-McMinn TN- 109 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL POLK...SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT... At 109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Athens to near Benton. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Athens, Madisonville, Benton, Etowah, Englewood, Vonore, Tellico Plains, Parksville, Bullet Creek, and Reliance. 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 3542 8464 3562 8424 3528 8432 3524 8437 3522 8434 3514 8436 3505 8471 TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 238DEG 21KT 3539 8459 3509 8466 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DGS