Severe storm with strong winds hits Tennessee counties


Audio|Source: Knoxville Area NOAA Weather Radio WXK46
01:26
Transcript:
And now your seven-day forecast for, the WNG 732 listening area including portions of the northern Cumberland Plateau. Rested today, partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the mid-80s. Light winds. Chance of rain 50%. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the lower... The following is a special weather statement. A strong thunderstorm will impact northeastern blunt and southwestern severe counties through 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. At 127 p.m. Eastern Daylight time, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Eagleton Village, or 12 miles east of Merrillville, moving southeast at 10 miles per hour. Hazard, wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. Source, radar indicated. Impact, dusty winds could knock down trillions and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Townsend, Wears Valley, Wallen, Roundtop Mountain State Park, Elkman, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Location mentioned:
Walland, TN 37886
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