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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1228 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

TNZ036-067>069-085-086-051730-
Anderson TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Roane TN-Loudon TN-Knox TN-McMinn TN-
1228 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LOUDON...SOUTHERN ANDERSON...
WESTERN KNOX...CENTRAL MCMINN...NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND EASTERN ROANE
COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...

At 1227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Oliver Springs to 8 miles northwest of
Charleston. Movement was east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Athens, Clinton, Lenoir City, Kingston,
Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, and Farragut.

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.

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LAT...LON 3545 8481 3565 8462 3572 8463 3599 8444
      3606 8434 3620 8396 3616 8391 3617 8385
      3585 8408 3583 8412 3585 8415 3580 8414
      3581 8417 3577 8418 3576 8415 3546 8436
      3537 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 248DEG 27KT 3600 8438 3540 8482

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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