Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
462 WWUS84 KMRX 202154 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 554 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 TNZ016-017-044-202245- Sullivan TN-Washington TN-Hawkins TN- 554 PM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN SULLIVAN...NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 554 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kingsport, moving east at 20 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... Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Gray, Oak Grove, Spurgeon, Colonial Heights, Walnut Hill, Central, and Church Hill. 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 3640 8228 3640 8230 3636 8230 3633 8231 3639 8263 3642 8263 3641 8272 3654 8272 3658 8228 3642 8225 TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 273DEG 18KT 3647 8262 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JLB