...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR GREENE...CARTER...EXTREME SOUTHERN JOHNSON...WASHINGTON...UNICOI AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES... AT 200 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WATAUGA TO LEESBURG TO ROMEO...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JOHNSON CITY TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF GREENEVILLE TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENEVILLE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ELIZABETHTON...ERWIN...JONESBOROUGH...TUSCULUM...HAMPTON...BANNER HILL...LIMESTONE...MILLIGAN COLLEGE...CHUCKY...UNICOI... EMBREEVILLE...LIBERTY...LIMESTONE COVE...ELK MILLS...ROAN MOUNTAIN AND ROCKY FORK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:06:24 +0000
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