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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
590 WWUS84 KMRX 162203 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 603 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 TNZ071-072-087-162245- Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Southeast Monroe TN-NW Blount TN- 603 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BLOUNT AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 603 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, or 16 miles south of Maryville, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Townsend, Cades Cove, Deals Gap, 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3533 8411 3573 8384 3557 8367 3556 8376 3553 8382 3552 8388 3547 8392 3546 8396 3541 8402 3537 8401 3535 8404 3533 8403 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 286DEG 18KT 3551 8404 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ JLB