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Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday July 14th, 2015 :: 03:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for bLedsoe County till 4:30PM CST

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

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT/430 PM CDT/

* AT 428 PM EDT /328 PM CDT/...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF SWEETWATER TO 15
MILES NORTHWEST OF PIKEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

ATHENS...DAYTON...SWEETWATER...PIKEVILLE...DECATUR...ETOWAH...
SPRING CITY...ENGLEWOOD...GRAYSVILLE...NIOTA...CALHOUN...BIG
SPRING...DENTVILLE...HILLSVIEW...OLD WASHINGTON...GRANDVIEW...
MURRAY STORE...MELVINE...TEN MILE AND BRAYTON.
HAIL...1.00IN
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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