SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE.. UNTIL 1045 PM EDT/945 PM CDT/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
952 PM EDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
RHEA COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT/945 PM CDT/
* AT 951 PM EDT /851 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PIKEVILLE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE
DAMAGING WINDS.
Take necessary safety precautions.
Instructions:
THIS IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. DUE TO THE ROTATING NATURE OF
THESE STORMS...THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER... INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS... AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE
SHELTER...PREFERABLY INTO A BASEMENT...OR AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
BATHROOM OR CLOSET.
Address/Location
Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
3150 Main St
Pikeville, TN 37367
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 423-447-5555
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning