


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
326 WWUS84 KMRX 132252 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 652 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025 TNZ039-040-070-132330- Jefferson TN-Hamblen TN-Northwest Cocke TN- 652 PM EDT Tue May 13 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN COCKE AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT... At 652 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Baneberry, or near Dandridge, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bybee, Dandridge, Baneberry, White Pine, Chestnut Hill, Alpha, Lowland, and Morristown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3598 8350 3622 8336 3612 8312 3611 8312 3611 8310 3591 8334 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 212DEG 17KT 3602 8334 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$