BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
447 PM EDT Fri Aug 16 2024

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Rhea County in east Tennessee…
Southwestern Loudon County in east Tennessee…
Northeastern Meigs County in east Tennessee…
Northeastern McMinn County in east Tennessee…
Northwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee…
Southern Roane County in east Tennessee…

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 446 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast
of Spring City, or 9 miles south of Rockwood, moving east at 20
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…
Lenoir City, Sweetwater, Rockwood, Loudon, Madisonville, Fairview,
Spring City, Philadelphia, Paint Rock, and Eagle Furnace.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 58 and
80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.