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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

National Weather Service Morristown TN

816 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a



* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

  Southwestern Cocke County in east Tennessee...

  Southeastern Sevier County in east Tennessee...



* Until 845 PM EDT.



* At 816 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast

  of Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, or 11 miles east of Gatlinburg,

  moving east at 5 mph.



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



  SOURCE...Radar indicated.



  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 

           to roofs, siding, and trees.



* Locations impacted include...

  Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park,

  and Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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

building.



To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement

agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service

office in Morristown.



Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to

flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.



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LAT...LON 3566 8343 3580 8330 3573 8319 3573 8324

      3572 8326 3571 8325 3569 8326 3567 8329

      3566 8330 3566 8334 3564 8337 3563 8339

TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 289DEG 5KT 3569 8329 



HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED

MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH



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