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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
203 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

TNC025-067-073-VAC105-169-195-720-170645-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-250517T0645Z/
Claiborne TN-Hawkins TN-Hancock TN-Lee VA-City of Norton VA-Scott VA-
Wise VA-
203 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE...HAWKINS...HANCOCK...LEE...SCOTT AND WISE
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON...

At 203 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pennington Gap to near Sneedville to near
Tazewell, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Coeburn, Weber City, Dungannon, Pennington Gap, Rose Hill, McCloud,
Surgoinsville, Ewing, Appalachia, and Okolona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3693 8231 3691 8230 3688 8241 3678 8235
      3663 8243 3659 8261 3652 8261 3646 8270
      3642 8268 3633 8294 3658 8369 3667 8352
      3667 8342 3674 8314 3685 8307 3687 8291
      3690 8287 3698 8287 3703 8275 3706 8272
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 290DEG 44KT 3674 8294 3657 8324 3646 8346

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

JLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
159 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

MDC001-023-WVC027-057-170609-
/O.EXP.KLWX.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-250517T0600Z/
Allegany MD-Garrett MD-Mineral WV-Hampshire WV-
159 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN ALLEGANY...
NORTHEASTERN GARRETT...MINERAL AND NORTH CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM EDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

&&

LAT...LON 3972 7878 3947 7852 3931 7901 3972 7937
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 256DEG 46KT 3977 7931 3940 7891

$$

KJP

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service BLACKSBURG VA
157 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

WVC025-170607-
/O.EXP.KRNK.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-250517T0600Z/
Greenbrier WV-
157 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GREENBRIER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM EDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for
southwestern Virginia...and southeastern West Virginia.

&&

LAT...LON 3805 8027 3804 8017 3806 8011 3806 7998
      3801 7999 3787 8016 3778 8024 3786 8062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0557Z 278DEG 49KT 3811 7976 3797 7991 3781 8021

$$

DS

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