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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Morristown TN

118 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024

 

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Cherokee NC-West Polk TN-East Polk TN-

118 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND

EASTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...



At 118 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Ducktown, moving northeast at 20 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...

Ducktown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Archville, Turtletown, and

Copperhill.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 3509 8461 3526 8443 3524 8436 3523 8436

      3522 8434 3520 8435 3522 8432 3521 8430

      3510 8416 3499 8440 3499 8450

TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 229DEG 19KT 3507 8447 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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