...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR CITY OF BRISTOL...WESTERN WASHINGTON...SCOTT...EXTREME NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES... AT 524 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 BLOUNTVILLE TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF TRI-CITY AIRPORT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRISTOL TN TO JOHNSON CITY...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...BLOUNTVILLE...TRI-CITY AIRPORT AND BLOOMINGDALE. 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.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:28:23 +0000
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