Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
588 WWUS84 KMRX 162027 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 427 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 TNZ081-098-099-162115- Sequatchie TN-Marion TN-Hamilton TN- 427 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SEQUATCHIE...NORTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT/415 PM CDT/... At 427 PM EDT/327 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Whitwell, or 12 miles northeast of Jasper, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 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... Chattanooga, Dunlap, Soddy-Daisy, Signal Mountain, Walden, Whitwell, Ridgeside, Fairmount, Red Bank, and Powells Crossroads. 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 3510 8555 3531 8559 3532 8556 3534 8554 3536 8551 3538 8549 3539 8550 3541 8549 3541 8551 3542 8551 3543 8553 3543 8533 3539 8528 3499 8514 TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 270DEG 12KT 3519 8546 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$