Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Ben Hur, VA ∙ Mooresburg, TN ∙ Mount Carmel, TN ∙ Dryden, VA ∙ Eidson, TN ∙ Jonesville, VA ∙ Gate City, VA ∙ Church Hill, TN ∙ Pennington Gap, VA ∙ Kyles Ford, TN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 341 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hawkins County in east Tennessee... Hancock County in east Tennessee... North central Greene County in east Tennessee... Northeastern Grainger County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Lee County in southwestern Virginia... Southwestern Scott County in southwestern Virginia... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 340 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pennington Gap to near Bean Station, 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... Kingsport, Rogersville, Gate City, Sneedville, Jonesville, Bean Station, Surgoinsville, Pennington Gap, Church Hill, and Mount Carmel. This includes Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 36 and 41. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for east Tennessee. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for southwestern Virginia. && LAT...LON 3678 8249 3631 8278 3636 8340 3682 8307 TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 267DEG 33KT 3674 8305 3634 8332 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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