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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
032 WWUS84 KMRX 210104 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 904 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 TNZ041-073-074-210145- Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN- 904 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COCKE AND SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM EDT... At 904 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gatlinburg, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Cosby, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3563 8356 3581 8362 3590 8332 3587 8331 3587 8329 3584 8328 3582 8326 3583 8323 3573 8320 3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330 3566 8334 3565 8336 TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 256DEG 11KT 3574 8351 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JLB