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