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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1115 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
 

TNZ037>040-069-070-081600-
Jefferson TN-Hamblen TN-Northwest Cocke TN-Union TN-Grainger TN-
Knox TN-
1115 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX...JEFFERSON...
SOUTHEASTERN UNION...SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMBLEN
COUNTIES THROUGH NOON EDT...

At 1115 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Plainview, or 10 miles southeast of Maynardville, moving east at 40
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...
Knoxville, Morristown, Jefferson City, Newport, Dandridge, White
Pine, Plainview, New Market, Baneberry, and Strawberry Plains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for
east Tennessee.

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LAT...LON 3598 8355 3604 8365 3603 8368 3599 8366
      3601 8385 3621 8382 3622 8323 3594 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 269DEG 34KT 3611 8372 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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