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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
902 WWUS84 KMRX 162213 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 613 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 TNZ040>043-045-162300- Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Greene TN-Northwest Cocke TN- Southeast Greene TN-Unicoi TN- 613 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN COCKE...SOUTHERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN UNICOI COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Parrottsville, or 8 miles east of Newport, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Parrottsville, Caney Branch, Del Rio, and Cedar Creek. 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 3596 8257 3597 8261 3599 8260 3601 8262 3603 8270 3600 8278 3597 8277 3592 8282 3595 8285 3595 8290 3593 8290 3593 8292 3588 8290 3587 8292 3585 8292 3593 8317 3610 8310 3602 8255 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 286DEG 23KT 3600 8305 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ JLB