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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Morristown TN

325 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025



The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  South central Blount County in east Tennessee...

  Southeastern Monroe County in east Tennessee...



* Until 345 AM EDT.



* At 325 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles west of

  Town Of Santeetlah, or 15 miles southeast of Madisonville, moving

  east at 55 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...

  Citico, Deals Gap, and Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek.



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 8420 3547 8424 3553 8383 3551 8388

      3547 8392 3546 8396 3541 8402 3539 8401

      3537 8401 3535 8404 3533 8403 3532 8404

      3531 8403

TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 259DEG 49KT 3540 8413 



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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