The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Bledsoe County till 2:00 PM CST. This storm will affect Northern Bledsoe Co. ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
.The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Rhea County in eastern Tennessee...
Sequatchie County in eastern Tennessee...
Southwestern Meigs County in eastern Tennessee...
Bledsoe County in eastern Tennessee...
Northeastern Marion County in eastern Tennessee...
Northeastern Hamilton County in eastern Tennessee...
* Until 300 PM EST/200 PM CST/
* At 158 PM EST/1258 PM CST/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Gruetli-Laager, or 11 miles west of Dunlap, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Dayton, Dunlap, Pikeville, Decatur, Soddy-Daisy, Spring City,
Graysville, Cartwright, Flat Top Mountain, Mount Crest, Big Spring,
Old Washington, Brayton, Birchwood, Melvine, Griffith Creek,
Evensville, Sale Creek, Stinging Fork Falls S.p. and Fall Creek
Falls State Park.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST/600 PM CST/ for
eastern Tennessee.
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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