BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
405 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Bradley County in east Tennessee…
Southwestern Meigs County in east Tennessee…
Northwestern Polk County in east Tennessee…
Southwestern McMinn County in east Tennessee…
East central Hamilton County in east Tennessee…

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 405 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Charleston, or 10 miles north of Cleveland, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Cleveland, Athens, Benton, Charleston, East Cleveland, Calhoun,
Riceville, Hillsview, Hopewell, and Big Spring.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 23 and
45.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

LAT…LON 3519 8503 3542 8496 3543 8456 3511 8459
TIME…MOT…LOC 2005Z 279DEG 22KT 3533 8490

HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE…1.00 IN
WIND THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST…60 MPH