Special Weather Statement 04/29/2025 16:38 for Tennessee areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 7:38PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 29, 2025 - 4:38pm
Expires: 
April 29, 2025 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, or 10 miles east of Gatlinburg, moving east at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Pittman Center, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Cocke Smoky Mountains; Sevier Smoky Mountains
Forcast Office: 
NWS Morristown TN