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At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bristol Tn, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Elizabethton, Hampton, Walnut Hill, Bluff City, South Holston Dam, Hunter, Morril's Cave, and Sadie. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Where it happened
Sullivan; Johnson; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter · 36.468°, -82.107°
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- areas
- Sullivan; Johnson; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter
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Incident timeline
At 503 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bristol Tn, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Elizabethton, Hampton, Walnut Hill, Bluff City, South Holston Dam, Hunter, Morril's Cave, and Sadie. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.