629  
WWUS54 KMRX 082240  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
640 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
TNC143-082248-  
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-250508T2315Z/  
RHEA TN-  
640 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL RHEA COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR  
EAST TENNESSEE.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3560 8469 3576 8469 3582 8446 3559 8443  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 263DEG 24KT 3569 8456  
 

 
 
TNC105-107-121-123-145-082315-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-250508T2315Z/  
LOUDON TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-MONROE TN-ROANE TN-  
640 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUDON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTH CENTRAL  
MCMINN...NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHWESTERN ROANE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 638 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF  
FAIRVIEW, OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF SWEETWATER, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MURRAY STORE, PAINT ROCK, TEN MILE, SWEETWATER, AND FAIRVIEW.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND  
67.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.  
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN  
MORRISTOWN.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3560 8469 3576 8469 3582 8446 3559 8443  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 263DEG 24KT 3569 8456  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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