Expires:202410140415;Remove:202410140415;240408 WWUS84 KMRX 140346 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 1146 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024 TNZ068-071-072-085>087-140415- Blount Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Monroe TN-Loudon TN- Southeast Monroe TN-NW Blount TN-McMinn TN- 1146 PM EDT Sun Oct 13 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON... NORTHEASTERN MCMINN...SOUTHERN BLOUNT AND MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EDT... At 1145 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Madisonville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Athens, Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Englewood, Vonore, Greenback, and Niota. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Morristown. && LAT...LON 3546 8463 3578 8441 3556 8372 3556 8377 3552 8383 3552 8388 3547 8392 3546 8396 3541 8402 3539 8401 3537 8401 3535 8404 TIME...MOT...LOC 0345Z 277DEG 37KT 3554 8441 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ KS