Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Carter, TN; Johnson, TN
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At 617 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Hampton, or 10 miles northwest of Beech Mountain, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hampton, Elk Mills, Roan Mountain,...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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. 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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At 617 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Hampton, or 10 miles northwest of Beech Mountain, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hampton, Elk Mills, Roan Mountain, and Roane Mountain State Park.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 6:17PM EDT until August 17 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 5:56PM EDT until August 17 at 6:30PM 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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