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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
309 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

NCZ060-TNZ101-102-172000-
Cherokee NC-West Polk TN-East Polk TN-
309 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND
SOUTHERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

At 309 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Benton, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Ducktown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Copperhill, Big Frog Mountain,
Hot House, and Turtletown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8471 3508 8471 3518 8421 3499 8418
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 270DEG 12KT 3499 8462

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

McD