Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Carter, TN; Greene, TN; Hawkins, TN +2 more
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- Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington
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- Severe
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What is happening
At 1204 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Elizabethton to 7 miles northwest of Greeneville, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include......
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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Bulletin details
At 1204 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Elizabethton to 7 miles northwest of Greeneville, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol Tn, Greeneville, Elizabethton, Rogersville, Jonesborough, Tusculum, Surgoinsville, and Central. This includes the following highways... Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 23. Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 24 and 75.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 12:05PM EDT until September 5 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 11:44AM EDT until September 5 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 5 at 11:16AM EDT until September 5 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Morristown TN. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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