Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
557 WWUS84 KMRX 302204 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 604 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 TNZ015-016-038>040-042-070-302230- Jefferson TN-Hamblen TN-Northwest Greene TN-Hancock TN- Northwest Cocke TN-Grainger TN-Hawkins TN- 604 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN HAWKINS...SOUTH CENTRAL HANCOCK...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN COCKE... NORTHWESTERN GREENE...CENTRAL GRAINGER AND HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 603 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bean Station, or 9 miles northwest of Morristown, moving southeast at 30 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... Morristown, Jefferson City, Rogersville, Rutledge, Bean Station, White Pine, Baneberry, Russellville, Mosheim, and Bulls Gap. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3624 8364 3653 8318 3633 8284 3598 8330 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 304DEG 24KT 3632 8336 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ McD