Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

TNZ013-014-037-VAZ001-051730-
Claiborne TN-Union TN-Campbell TN-Lee VA-
1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CLAIBORNE...EASTERN
CAMPBELL AND NORTHERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...

At 1235 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wilkerson to 6 miles south of Jacksboro.
Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
La Follette, Harrogate, Rocky Top, Springdale, Cumberland Gap,
Arthur, Sharps Chapel, Sandlick, Disney, and Clairfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
southwestern Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3637 8368 3626 8400 3630 8404 3625 8406
      3623 8410 3624 8418 3625 8418 3659 8397
      3658 8369 3662 8365 3667 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 241DEG 26KT 3658 8394 3624 8416

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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