East Tennessee Weather II

Action Recommended: Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued by: Knoxville/Tri-Cities - TN, US, National Weather Service,


...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KNOX...JEFFERSON...GRAINGER... NORTHERN SEVIER...UNION AND HAMBLEN COUNTIES UNTIL 515 AM EST... AT 428 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MAYNARDVILLE TO NEAR CLINTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 50 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KNOXVILLE, MORRISTOWN, SEVIERVILLE, JEFFERSON CITY, DANDRIDGE, MAYNARDVILLE, RUTLEDGE, BEAN STATION, WHITE PINE AND PLAINVIEW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. &&
 
Action Recommended: Take shelter in place or per instructions
Issued by: Knoxville/Tri-Cities - TN, US, National Weather Service,

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FOR NORTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY... AT 447 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF PLAINVIEW, OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KNOXVILLE, MALONEYVILLE, HOUSE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND MASCOT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 397 AND 404. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! && TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED HAIL...1.00IN
 
Action Recommended: Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued by: Knoxville/Tri-Cities - TN, US, National Weather Service,


...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MORGAN...KNOX... ANDERSON...SOUTHERN UNION AND NORTHERN ROANE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM EST... AT 518 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PLAINVIEW TO NEAR WARTBURG. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KNOXVILLE, OAK RIDGE, CLINTON, KINGSTON, ROCKWOOD, MAYNARDVILLE, WARTBURG, OLIVER SPRINGS, PLAINVIEW AND MIDTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. &&
 
The pics of the damage in Nashville are crazy. That was a pretty powerful tornado.
 

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