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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
827 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
TNZ015>017-044-090115-
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON TN-HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-
827 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN
NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN
HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
AT 826 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SURGOINSVILLE, OR 9 MILES NORTH OF ROGERSVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 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...
GRAY, SPURGEON, SURGOINSVILLE, BAYS MOUNTAIN PARK, SULLIVAN GARDENS,
FALL BRANCH, WARRIORS PATH STATE PARK, OKOLONA, CHURCH HILL, AND
KINGSPORT.
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 FOR
EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3650 8241 3630 8251 3634 8263 3642 8263
3641 8270 3638 8277 3650 8313 3659 8307
3659 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 288DEG 31KT 3653 8294
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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