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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
185 WWUS84 KMRX 162301 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 701 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 TNZ014-VAZ001-162345- Claiborne TN-Lee VA- 701 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CLAIBORNE AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT... At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Noetown, or near Middlesboro, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... New Tazewell, Tazewell, Harrogate, Springdale, Cumberland Gap, Arthur, Powell River Preserve, and Ewing. 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. && LAT...LON 3666 8345 3660 8344 3660 8347 3658 8344 3641 8343 3641 8344 3640 8344 3644 8388 3659 8389 3658 8369 3662 8365 3662 8363 3664 8361 3664 8358 3667 8352 TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 263DEG 15KT 3655 8379 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$