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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1144 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025
 

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Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Sullivan TN-Washington TN-Hamblen TN-
Northwest Greene TN-Hancock TN-Northwest Cocke TN-
Southeast Greene TN-Unicoi TN-Hawkins TN-Scott VA-
1144 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...
HAWKINS...WASHINGTON...CENTRAL HANCOCK...CENTRAL COCKE...GREENE...
UNICOI...EASTERN HAMBLEN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH
1230 AM EDT...

At 1143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Russellville, or 10 miles east of Morristown,
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Caney Branch, Del Rio, Banner Hill, Leesburg, Chucky, Limestone,
Russellville, McCloud, Treadway, and Rocky Fork.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for east
Tennessee.

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LAT...LON 3611 8237 3609 8241 3601 8246 3595 8256
      3597 8261 3601 8261 3603 8259 3607 8264
      3600 8278 3597 8277 3592 8282 3595 8285
      3595 8290 3593 8292 3588 8290 3585 8292
      3582 8315 3653 8328 3664 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 240DEG 37KT 3625 8313 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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