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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Morristown TN

211 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025



The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  South central Rhea County in east Tennessee...

  Northeastern Bradley County in east Tennessee...

  Southwestern Meigs County in east Tennessee...

  Southwestern McMinn County in east Tennessee...

  Northeastern Hamilton County in east Tennessee...



* Until 300 AM EDT.



* At 211 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast

  of Soddy-Daisy, or 10 miles south of Dayton, moving east at 45 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...

  Riceville, Sale Creek, Calhoun, Hillsview, Birchwood, Athens,

  Etowah, Big Spring, Charleston, and Flat Top Mountain.



This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 33 and

50.

 

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 400 AM EDT for east

Tennessee.



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LAT...LON 3529 8517 3541 8517 3550 8454 3529 8451

TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 263DEG 38KT 3535 8507 



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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