Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Jacksboro, TN ∙ Norris, TN ∙ LaFollette, TN ∙ Pioneer, TN ∙ Norris Lake, TN ∙ La Follette, TN ∙ Norma, TN ∙ Caryville, TN ∙ Rocky Top, TN ∙ Lone Mountain, TN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Morristown TN 1118 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Anderson County in east Tennessee... Southern Campbell County in east Tennessee... Southeastern Scott County in east Tennessee... Western Union County in east Tennessee... * Until midnight EDT. * At 1118 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Jacksboro, or 12 miles west of La Follette, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... La Follette, Jacksboro, Huntsville, Caryville, Rocky Top, Norris, Norris Dam State Park, Smokey Junction, Andersonville, and Big Ridge State Park. This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 124 and 144. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3642 8380 3617 8392 3619 8395 3616 8398 3626 8449 3642 8446 TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 277DEG 31KT 3634 8435 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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