Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
423 WWUS84 KMRX 162119 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 519 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 TNZ012-013-162200- Scott TN-Campbell TN- 519 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CAMPBELL AND SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jacksboro, or 10 miles west of La Follette, moving east at 20 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... La Follette, Jacksboro, Caryville, Rocky Top, Disney, Cove Lake State Park, Smokey Junction, Royal Blue, Norma, and Fincastle. 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 3639 8396 3637 8395 3630 8402 3630 8404 3628 8404 3622 8409 3623 8411 3624 8423 3621 8424 3631 8452 3645 8435 TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 281DEG 19KT 3635 8431 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$