Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
417 WWUS84 KMRX 162027 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 427 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 TNZ067-068-083-084-086-162115- Rhea TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Roane TN-Loudon TN-Meigs TN- 427 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RHEA...CENTRAL LOUDON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS AND SOUTHERN ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rockwood, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lenoir City, Kingston, Sweetwater, Rockwood, Loudon, Fairview, Midtown, Philadelphia, Paint Rock, and Eagle Furnace. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3574 8482 3583 8479 3582 8478 3586 8473 3588 8472 3585 8427 3559 8440 TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 279DEG 20KT 3579 8470 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ BW