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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
711 PM EDT Tue May 20 2025

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Meigs County in east Tennessee...
  McMinn County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 711 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
  of Charleston, or 10 miles southwest of Decatur, moving east at 40
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Riceville, Madisonville, Englewood, Mount Vernon, Clear Water,
  Hillsview, Athens, Etowah, Niota, and Tellico Plains.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 39 and
54.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for east
Tennessee.



LAT...LON 3536 8498 3546 8498 3546 8497 3545 8496
      3544 8494 3544 8492 3545 8491 3547 8491
      3559 8424 3532 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 262DEG 36KT 3540 8487 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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