000 WWUS84 KMRX 122152 SPSMRX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 552 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 TNZ017-046-122230- NORTHWEST CARTER TN-SULLIVAN TN- 552 PM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CARTER AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLONIAL HEIGHTS...OR 10 MILES WEST OF BRISTOL TN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ELIZABETHTON... BLOUNTVILLE...TRI-CITY AIRPORT...BLUFF CITY...WATAUGA...HUNTER AND SADIE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ MJB