THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... COCKE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... EXTREME EASTERN KNOX COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NEW MARKET...OR 6 MILES WEST OF JEFFERSON CITY. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... JEFFERSON CITY...DANDRIDGE...NEWPORT...PARROTTSVILLE...PIEDMONT... HARRISBURG...BIRD CROSSING...CHESTNUT HILL...BYBEE...PITTMAN CENTER...COSBY...HARTFORD AND DEL RIO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:33:19 +0000
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