Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
895 WWUS84 KMRX 172139 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 539 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 TNZ067-068-084>086-172215- Northwest Monroe TN-Roane TN-Loudon TN-Meigs TN-McMinn TN- 539 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LOUDON... NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN MCMINN...NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Sweetwater, moving east at 25 mph. 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... Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, Niota, Philadelphia, Paint Rock, Murray Store, and Ten Mile. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3551 8475 3568 8475 3568 8474 3569 8472 3571 8472 3573 8471 3578 8435 3549 8436 TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 272DEG 23KT 3562 8465 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 27