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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
349 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

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CLAIBORNE TN-GRAINGER TN-HAMBLEN TN-HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-LEE VA-
349 PM EDT MON MAY 21 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LEE...HAWKINS...HANCOCK...
HAMBLEN...EXTREME EASTERN GRAINGER AND EXTREME EASTERN CLAIBORNE
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 348 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SNEEDVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ROGERSVILLE...BEAN
STATION...RUSSELLVILLE...TREADWAY...KLONDIKE...MOORESBURG...ST. CLAIR
AND MCCLOUD.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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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DH