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WWUS54 KMRX 150433
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1233 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2022
TNC019-091-163-VAC191-520-150515-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-220815T0515Z/
SULLIVAN TN-JOHNSON TN-CARTER TN-CITY OF BRISTOL VA-WASHINGTON VA-
1233 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL SULLIVAN...WESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN CARTER AND
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL...
AT 1233 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BRISTOL TN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, MOUNTAIN CITY, WALNUT HILL, BLUFF CITY,
HUNTER, MORRIL'S CAVE, BLOUNTVILLE, SADIE AND ELK MILLS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 81 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 68 AND 75.
INTERSTATE 81 IN VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 7.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3654 8236 3667 8222 3651 8179 3623 8202
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 304DEG 20KT 3647 8207
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
DH
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