Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
321 WWUS84 KMRX 172121 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 521 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 TNZ014-015-038-VAZ001-172145- Claiborne TN-Hancock TN-Grainger TN-Lee VA- 521 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN CLAIBORNE...WESTERN HANCOCK...NORTH CENTRAL GRAINGER AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT... At 521 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cubage to 6 miles northeast of Tazewell to near New Tazewell. Movement was east at 25 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... Sneedville, New Tazewell, Tazewell, Springdale, Lone Mountain, Howard Quarter, Ewing, Evanston, Rose Hill, and Sandlick. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3655 8317 3635 8344 3638 8375 3639 8376 3653 8356 3665 8355 3667 8350 3666 8348 3667 8342 3670 8334 3674 8320 3674 8318 TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 267DEG 21KT 3667 8349 3654 8349 3640 8370 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 27