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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
449 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

TNZ073-074-162130-
Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
449 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTY
THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gatlinburg. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

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...
Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap,
Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Elkmont, and Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.

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.

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LAT...LON 3565 8361 3583 8359 3586 8329 3584 8328
      3583 8326 3581 8327 3582 8328 3580 8329
      3577 8327 3574 8328 3571 8327 3568 8327
      3566 8330 3566 8334 3562 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 274DEG 3KT 3574 8352

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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