SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BLOUNT COUNTY
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
923 AM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Blount County in east Tennessee…
Central Sevier County in east Tennessee…
* Until 1015 AM EDT.
* At 923 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast
of Eagleton Village, or 12 miles east of Maryville, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Townsend, Wears Valley,
Walland, Harrisburg, and Roundtop Mountain State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
TORNADO…POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE…0.75 IN
WIND THREAT…RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST…60 MPH