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Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
Monday June 8th, 2015 :: 06:56 p.m. CDT

Alert

The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Bledsoe Co. till 7:30 PM CST

Alert:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 830 PM EDT/730 PM CDT/

* AT 727 PM EDT /627 PM CDT/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF SPARTA TO 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF SPENCER TO 12 MILES WEST OF PIKEVILLE TO 11 MILES
SOUTH OF MCMINNVILLE...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...65 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

ATHENS...DAYTON...SWEETWATER...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DECATUR...
SODDY-DAISY...ETOWAH...SPRING CITY...LAKESITE...CHARLESTON...
GRAYSVILLE...NIOTA...CALHOUN...RICEVILLE...PEAKLAND...BIG SPRING...
STINGING FORK FALLS S.P....BIRCHWOOD AND EVENSVILLE.
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH

Instructions:

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

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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