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Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday July 21st, 2013 :: 01:35 p.m. CDT

Advisory

The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BLEDSOE COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 125 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
WEST OF PIKEVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
PIKEVILLE AND MOUNT CREST.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

Address/Location
Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
3150 Main St
Pikeville, TN 37367

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 423-447-5555

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