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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
309 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Blount County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Washington County in east Tennessee...
  Southern Jefferson County in east Tennessee...
  Cocke County in east Tennessee...
  Southeastern Greene County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Unicoi County in east Tennessee...
  Sevier County in east Tennessee...

* Until 345 AM EDT.

* At 309 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Tusculum to near Newport to near Alcoa, moving
  east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Gatlinburg, Del Rio, Walland, Bird Crossing, Alcoa, Fairgarden,
  Rocky Fork, Max Patch, Pittman Center, and Round Mountain.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 42 and 54.
 Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 436 and 451.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east
Tennessee.



LAT...LON 3558 8362 3581 8406 3594 8321 3614 8263
      3609 8240 3601 8246 3595 8256 3597 8261
      3603 8259 3607 8264 3600 8278 3593 8281
      3595 8290 3588 8290 3579 8296 3577 8316
      3572 8325 3566 8330 3566 8335 3556 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 288DEG 41KT 3612 8275 3592 8314 3579 8401 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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