Special Weather Statement 04/25/2025 09:56 for Tennessee areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 12:56PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 25, 2025 - 9:56am
Expires: 
April 25, 2025 - 10:45am
Description: 
At 1256 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Knoxville, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Luttrell, Alcoa, Strawberry Plains, Kimberlin Heights, House Mountain State Park, McMahan, Knoxville, Blaine, Rockford, and Maloneyville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Union; Grainger; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; North Sevier
Forcast Office: 
NWS Morristown TN