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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
650 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TNZ082-083-082330-
RHEA TN-BLEDSOE TN-
650 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RHEA AND NORTHERN BLEDSOE
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT/630 PM CDT/...
AT 650 PM EDT/550 PM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF PIKEVILLE, MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND NICKEL 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...
SPRING CITY, STINGING FORK FALLS STATE PARK, GRANDVIEW, PINEY FALLS
STATE PARK, MELVINE, MOUNT CREST, PIKEVILLE, AND FALL CREEK FALLS
STATE PARK.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MORRISTOWN.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT/1000
PM CDT/ FOR EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3564 8535 3572 8526 3576 8526 3577 8510
3576 8507 3577 8504 3575 8503 3577 8494
3576 8492 3578 8490 3578 8488 3582 8480
3556 8482 3562 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 272DEG 20KT 3571 8510
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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