The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Bledsoe County till3:30 PM CST
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Alert:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN MARION COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
BRADLEY COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN RHEA COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT/330 PM CDT/
* AT 338 PM EDT /238 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF GRUETLI-LAAGER TO NEAR
CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
Take necessary safety precautions.
Instructions:
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THESE STORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
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