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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Morristown TN

1026 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024



The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a



* Tornado Warning for...

  Central Grainger County in east Tennessee...

  Hamblen County in east Tennessee...



* Until 1100 AM EDT.



* At 1026 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a

  tornado was located near Rutledge, moving southeast at 30 mph.



  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.



  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 

           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 

           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 

           damage is likely.



* This dangerous storm will be near...

  Morristown around 1030 AM EDT.

  White Pine around 1045 AM EDT.



Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Alpha,

Lowland, and Panther Creek State Park.



This includes Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 8 and

16.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest

floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a

mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter

and protect yourself from flying debris.



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LAT...LON 3623 8311 3618 8316 3617 8319 3616 8318

      3614 8321 3615 8323 3613 8322 3612 8323

      3613 8324 3611 8324 3613 8328 3614 8331

      3623 8353 3631 8348

TIME...MOT...LOC 1426Z 297DEG 28KT 3625 8346 



TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN



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