BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
951 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Morgan County in east Tennessee…
Northeastern Loudon County in east Tennessee…
Southwestern Anderson County in east Tennessee…
Southwestern Knox County in east Tennessee…
Northwestern Blount County in east Tennessee…
Roane County in east Tennessee…

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 951 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kingston,
moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Maryville, Clinton, Lenoir City, Alcoa,
Kingston, Rockwood, Farragut, and Oliver Springs.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 341 and 390.
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 79 and 113.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for east
Tennessee.

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LAT…LON 3583 8472 3589 8471 3591 8468 3596 8471
3605 8470 3607 8388 3576 8393
TIME…MOT…LOC 0151Z 268DEG 44KT 3592 8452

HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE…0.88 IN
WIND THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST…60 MPH