027  
WFUS54 KMRX 270725  
TORMRX  
TNC025-057-067-073-VAC105-169-270815-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0017.240527T0725Z-240527T0815Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
325 AM EDT MON MAY 27 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
NORTHWESTERN HAWKINS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
NORTH CENTRAL GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL 415 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 324 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR TAZEWELL, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF RUTLEDGE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
SNEEDVILLE AROUND 340 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HOWARD  
QUARTER, DRYDEN, EVANSTON, KYLES FORD, AND PATTONSVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3634 8356 3642 8360 3679 8293 3653 8276  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 244DEG 38KT 3642 8347  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 

 
 
DH  
 
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