Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 24 at 4:33PM EDT until September 24 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 24, 2024 - 1:33pm
Expires:
September 24, 2024 - 2:15pm
Description:
SVRMRX
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Claiborne County in east Tennessee...
Central Campbell County in east Tennessee...
Northwestern Union County in east Tennessee...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 432 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over La Follette,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
La Follette, New Tazewell, Tazewell, Jacksboro, Harrogate,
Caryville, Cumberland Gap, Arthur, Clairfield, and Fincastle.
This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 139 and
143.
Instruction:
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.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Campbell, TN; Claiborne, TN; Union, TN
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN