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Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday July 27th, 2014 :: 11:01 p.m. CDT

Alert

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR Bledsoe County

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Alert:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL MCMINN COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
MEIGS COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
ROANE COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN LOUDON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
RHEA COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT/1145 PM CDT/

* AT 1157 PM EDT /1057 PM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROSSVILLE TO 7 MILES
SOUTH OF SPENCER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DAYTON...KINGSTON...ROCKWOOD...LOUDON...PIKEVILLE...DECATUR...
SPRING CITY...MIDTOWN...FAIRVIEW...HARRIMAN...GRAYSVILLE...FALL
CREEK FALLS S.P....OLD WASHINGTON...GRANDVIEW...MURRAY STORE...
MELVINE...TEN MILE...BRAYTON...PEAKLAND AND STINGING FORK FALLS
S.P..
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT MONDAY
MORNING/100 AM CDT MONDAY/ FOR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF
EAST TENNESSEE.

Instructions:

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. 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

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