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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
311 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

NCZ060-061-TNZ072-085>087-101-102-220800-
Clay NC-Cherokee NC-Blount Smoky Mountains TN-West Polk TN-
Northwest Monroe TN-East Polk TN-Southeast Monroe TN-McMinn TN-
311 AM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE...NORTH CENTRAL CLAY...
CENTRAL POLK...SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN...SOUTH CENTRAL BLOUNT AND MONROE
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM EDT...

At 310 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Etowah, or 13 miles northeast of Benton, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Coker Creek, Violet, Tariffville, Andrews, Turtletown, Bullet Creek,
Reliance, Hiawasse Dam, Archville, and Etowah.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3508 8464 3538 8459 3555 8401 3561 8385
      3553 8382 3552 8388 3541 8402 3537 8401
      3535 8404 3531 8404 3524 8401 3522 8397
      3526 8384 3526 8371 3522 8370 3520 8373
      3519 8371 3516 8374 3516 8367 3510 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0710Z 240DEG 49KT 3527 8445

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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