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Severe Weather Statement

National Weather Service Morristown TN

203 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025



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Claiborne TN-Hawkins TN-Hancock TN-Lee VA-City of Norton VA-Scott VA-

Wise VA-

203 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025



...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT

FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE...HAWKINS...HANCOCK...LEE...SCOTT AND WISE

COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON...



At 203 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line

extending from near Pennington Gap to near Sneedville to near

Tazewell, moving east at 50 mph.



HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 

         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.



Locations impacted include...

Coeburn, Weber City, Dungannon, Pennington Gap, Rose Hill, McCloud,

Surgoinsville, Ewing, Appalachia, and Okolona.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east

Tennessee...and southwestern Virginia.



For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.



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LAT...LON 3693 8231 3691 8230 3688 8241 3678 8235

      3663 8243 3659 8261 3652 8261 3646 8270

      3642 8268 3633 8294 3658 8369 3667 8352

      3667 8342 3674 8314 3685 8307 3687 8291

      3690 8287 3698 8287 3703 8275 3706 8272

TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 290DEG 44KT 3674 8294 3657 8324 3646 8346 



THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH



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JLB