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WFUS54 KMRX 022353

TORMRX

VAC195-030045-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Morristown TN

753 PM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024



The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a



* Tornado Warning for...

  Northwestern Wise County in southwestern Virginia...



* Until 845 PM EDT.



* At 753 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

  was located over Lewis Creek, or 10 miles southwest of Whitesburg,

  moving northeast at 40 mph.



  HAZARD...Tornado.



  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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of

  northwestern Wise County, including the following locations...

  Pardee and Pound.



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.



Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not

wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!



Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to

flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.



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LAT...LON 3713 8255 3707 8251 3694 8286 3695 8286

      3697 8287 3698 8287 3699 8284 3701 8283

      3701 8278 3703 8276 3703 8275 3704 8274

      3705 8272 3712 8272 3715 8264 3720 8255

TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 241DEG 36KT 3700 8293 



TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN



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