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WFUS54 KMRX 150209
TORMRX

TNC019-163-179-VAC520-150300-
/O.NEW.KMRX.TO.W.0027.230815T0209Z-230815T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1009 PM EDT Mon Aug 14 2023

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Washington County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Carter County in east Tennessee...
  The southern City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.
    
* At 1009 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Colonial Heights, or near Kingsport,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Kingsport, Colonial Heights, Gray, Oak Grove, and Spurgeon around 
  1015 PM EDT.
  Bristol Tn around 1025 PM EDT.
  Walnut Hill around 1035 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hunter, Sullivan Gardens, Fall Branch, Rocky Mount State Park,
Morril's Cave, Bluff City, Warriors Path State Park, Tri-City
Airport, Blountville, and Bays Mountain Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 26 in Tennessee between mile markers 2 and 15.
 Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 50 and 73.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3640 8263 3651 8263 3652 8262 3652 8261
      3653 8261 3660 8215 3659 8213 3637 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 263DEG 26KT 3647 8251 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

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