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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
557 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
 
TNZ072-085>087-091045-
Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Southeast Monroe TN-
McMinn TN-
557 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN MCMINN...SOUTH
CENTRAL BLOUNT AND MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM EDT...

At 557 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Madisonville, moving east at 40 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...
Athens, Sweetwater, Madisonville, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek,
Englewood, Vonore, Tellico Plains, Niota, Fort Loudon State Park, and
Tariffville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3543 8458 3562 8455 3561 8452 3562 8452
      3559 8415 3558 8413 3558 8411 3554 8409
      3555 8401 3557 8399 3556 8382 3552 8383
      3552 8388 3547 8392 3546 8396 3541 8402
      3537 8401 3535 8404 3533 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 277DEG 34KT 3550 8447 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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