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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
557 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

TNZ071>074-162300-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-SEVIER SMOKY
MOUNTAINS TN-
557 PM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOUNT AND SEVIER COUNTIES UNTIL
700 PM EDT...

AT 551 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES SOUTH OF MARYVILLE...WHICH 
WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE 
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! 
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH 
THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE 
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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DMG