THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... COCKE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... GRAINGER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... GREENE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... HAMBLEN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... HAWKINS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... UNION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 245 AM EDT * AT 200 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 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 11 MILES WEST OF SNEEDVILLE TO RUTLEDGE TO MAYNARDVILLE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAYNARDVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... RUTLEDGE...SNEEDVILLE...JEFFERSON CITY...MORRISTOWN...DANDRIDGE... ROGERSVILLE...BEAN STATION...NEW MARKET...RUSSELLVILLE...WHITE PINE...SURGOINSVILLE...LUTTRELL...HOWARD QUARTER...JOPPA...THORN HILL...BUFFALO SPRINGS...EVANSTON...BLAINE...TREADWAY AND ALPHA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR EAST TENNESSEE.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 06:04:56 +0000
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