Special Weather Statement for Knox; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Blount Smoky Mountains, Knox, NW Blount, North Sevier, Sevier Smoky Mountains
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What is happening
At 934 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles south of Plainview to 9 miles east of Knoxville to 11 miles northwest of Pigeon Forge to near Sevierville to near Gatlinburg. Movement was southwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Trained...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for east Tennessee.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 934 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported gusty showers along a line extending from 7 miles south of Plainview to 9 miles east of Knoxville to 11 miles northwest of Pigeon Forge to near Sevierville to near Gatlinburg. Movement was southwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Knoxville, Maryville, Sevierville, Alcoa, Gatlinburg, Farragut, Pigeon Forge, Louisville, Plainview, and Rockford.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 11 at 9:34PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
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Source and limitations
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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