Strong thunderstorm causes flooding and wind damage risks, Sevier County TN
Other Non-Crime Event (Severe Weather / Road Closure)Strong thunderstorms are impacting parts of Sevier County, Tennessee, causing heavy rain, hail, gusty winds over 30 to 40 mph, and localized flooding risks. The storms have caused hazardous road conditions with water ponding on highways and flickering power lights. People outdoors are advised to seek shelter due to lightning, wind damage risk, and hail in some areas.
Audio|Source: WB4GBI 146.940 MHz Amateur Radio Repeater, Sevier County TN
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Transcript:
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Special Weather State and from the National Weather Service, strong thunderstorm will impact southeastern Jefferson and Western Cod County through 10.30 a.m.
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At 951, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newport.
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This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.
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Hazard winds in the excess of 30 miles per hour.
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excuse me,
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and a half inch inhale.
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Impact is going to be gusty winds, could knock down tree lens, blow around, unsecured objects, minor held damage to vegetation as possible. Locations impacted include Newport,
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Bainbury, and Chestnut Hill.
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If outdoors consider seeking shelter, torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. I may have a second.
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And a special weather statement for a strong thunderstorm will impact northwestern Severe County through 1030 a.m.
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At 947, this radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Severeville.
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A member of public reported P-size hail in downtown Severevill at 938. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.
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Wind gust up to 40 miles per hour and half-inch hail.
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This is provided by the public. Gusty winds could knock down tree land. and blow around unsecured objects,
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minor hail damage to vegetation as possible. Locations impacted include Severeville, Pigeon Forge, McCann, and Harrisburg.
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If outdoors consider seeking shelter inside of a building, torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. If anybody has any hail reports, I will take those in the month. Informal net and standby only. This is KG4QWI, WX4TYS.
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I repeat her. AJ 4CWI CAR4 AFC I am currently headed towards Knoxville on Chapman Highway and experiencing heavy rainfall with very heavy pounding on the roadway in both lanes both directions.
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Copy Ponding on roadway, on Chapman Highway,
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both planes, both directions.
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Joe, is there any hail in that storm?
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I don't know about hell, but I've got a lot of leaves suddenly pointing around me.
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And I'll get you a crossroad as soon as I can. We do have lightning and thunder with it as well.
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Oh yeah, it's getting real mean over here, WV6ARO. It's coming down and the thunder and lightning and stuff is kicking in.
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KG422I, KER4AXD,
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cross road is Cherokee and Panther, uh,
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Chairman Highway and Panther Creek Road.
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That's Salmon Highway and Panther Creek. Okay, alright, give me just a minute, I get in, submit out.
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Is that where you are at, Joe?
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I just passed it.
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Yeah, you're not far from my house.
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Yep, so let's just give you a little bit of an indication of what you can't expect to be heading your way soon.
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Hey,
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I get past there and look, it's starting to line up with rain a little bit. How nice.
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And my lights are flickering.
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WB6ARO.
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All right,
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Norm, where I'm in it now, the rain is lightened up some,
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but I don't think it's done yet.
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Yeah,
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I'm in my shack, but I can hear it and, you know, I can see through the window.
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It's coming down.
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It didn't take too long from, you know, where you were before.
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No, when I first started talking to you about it, I was on fourth to the river at right by the McDonald's.
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Okay, yeah, where you go down the main road and turn right like you're going towards Walmart.
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That turns into Forks of the River, I recall.
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Yeah,
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you make it right on the Forks of the River off what would be Main Street or still Chapman Highway, whatever you want to call it.
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But yeah, that's where it was.
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Oh,
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here comes Moraine.
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Location mentioned:
Panther Creek Rd & Chapman Hwy, Tennessee 37876
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