BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1011 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

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

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 1010 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairview, or
7 miles north of Sweetwater, moving east at 40 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…
Knoxville, Maryville, Lenoir City, Alcoa, Sweetwater, Loudon,
Farragut, Louisville, Rockford, and Eagleton Village.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 365 and 387.
Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 61 and 84.

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 3559 8455 3576 8462 3600 8395 3568 8383
TIME…MOT…LOC 0210Z 251DEG 34KT 3571 8450

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