Severe Thunderstorm Warning

... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 145 PM for
western Knox and southern Anderson counties...

At 119 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar continued to
indicate a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size
hail... and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was
located near Farragut... or 6 miles east of Oak Ridge... and was
moving east at 25 mph.

Locations in the warning include...
Farragut... Karns... and Bearden.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

In addition to large hail and damaging 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.


Lat... Lon 3590 8427 3596 8430 3601 8420 3596 8396
      3585 8408 3583 8412 3585 8413 3585 8414
      3583 8413 3579 8415
time... Mot... loc 1721z 290deg 20kt 3593 8419

Public Information Statement

...Latest 24 Hour Precipitation Reports...

... Location... ... time... ... amt...
8 ESE Knoxville (cocorahs) 700 am may 19 1.21 in

... North Carolina...

... Cherokee County...
Tusquitee (1760 ft)(raws) 1005 am may 19 0.48 in
Andrews Airport (1696 ft)(awos) 755 am may 19 0.47 in
2 NE Murphy (1640 ft)(coop) 700 am may 19 0.29 in

... Tennessee...

... Anderson County...
Oak Ridge (905 ft)(asos) 753 am may 19 0.24 in
Norris dam (1020 ft)(tva) 945 am may 19 0.07 in

... Bledsoe County...
5 ENE Pikeville (974 ft)(cocorahs) 900 am may 19 2.16 in
Pikeville (878 ft)(tva) 1000 am may 19 2.16 in
Bledsoe St Forest (1780 ft)(raws) 1005 am may 19 1.15 in
8 N Pikeville (1739 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.39 in
9 N Pikeville (1705 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.33 in

... Blount County...
McGee Tyson Airport (981 ft)(asos) 800 am may 19 1.02 in
5 SSE Clover Hill (928 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 1.00 in
Townsend 5s (cades cove) (coop) 600 am may 19 0.60 in
Indian Grave Gap (2720 ft)(raws) 931 am may 19 0.44 in
1 ENE Cades Cove (1823 ft)(tva) 1000 am may 19 0.36 in

... Bradley County...
water plant (800 ft)(coop) 847 am may 19 0.55 in

... Carter County...
Burbank (2990 ft)(tva) 945 am may 19 0.10 in

... Cocke County...
4 se del Rio (1560 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.46 in
Cosby (1360 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.14 in

... Grainger County...
2 SW Rutledge (1151 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.54 in
Cherokee Dam (1050 ft)(tva) 1015 am may 19 0.39 in
Washburn (1420 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.34 in
1 SSE Washburn (1323 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.21 in

... Greene County...
3 S Greeneville (1534 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.38 in
Nolichucky (2300 ft)(raws) 959 am may 19 0.32 in
10 S Greeneville (1460 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.28 in
1 W Tusculum (1480 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.25 in
Roan Mountain 2se (2870 ft)(ucoop) 800 am may 19 0.24 in
Chuckey (1500 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.10 in

... Hamblen County...
1 WNW Morristown (1401 ft)(cocorahs) 810 am may 19 0.38 in
5 W Morristown (1230 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.35 in
east Morristown rain (1174 ft)(tva) 1000 am may 19 0.34 in
Hamblen County (1160 ft)(raws) 1005 am may 19 0.31 in
Morristown NWS office (1338 ft)(coop) 800 am may 19 0.23 in

... Hamilton County...
4 SSW Harrison (833 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.23 in
Lovell Field Airport (692 ft)(asos) 800 am may 19 0.18 in
3 NNE Red Bank (800 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.07 in
Lookout Mountain (2150 ft)(coop) 800 am may 19 0.05 in
2 SW Harrison (218 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.03 in
Signal Mountain (cocorahs) 500 am may 19 0.02 in

... Hancock County...
Fitts Gap TN (phoebes butt 2sw) (tva) 930 am may 19 0.62 in

... Hawkins County...
1 NE Rogersville (1355 ft)(coop) 900 am may 19 0.81 in
John Sevier sp (1100 ft)(tva) 945 am may 19 0.52 in

... Jefferson County...
1 ESE Jefferson City (cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.50 in

... Johnson County...
trade (3200 ft)(tva) 1015 am may 19 0.24 in

... Knox County...
stock CR nr High Bluff (930 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.97 in
Knoxville W treatment pl (850 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.67 in
3 E Powell (1069 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.50 in
Beaver Creek nr Halls (1050 ft)(tva) 925 am may 19 0.50 in
2 ENE Powell (309 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.48 in
1 NNE Mascot (1014 ft)(cocorahs) 900 am may 19 0.13 in

... Loudon County...
Lenoir City lk twr (1250 ft)(raws) 1005 am may 19 0.38 in
fort Loudoun dam (785 ft)(tva) 1015 am may 19 0.34 in

... Marion County...
Prentice Cooper St Forest (raws) 1006 am may 19 1.18 in
Whitwell (732 ft)(cocorahs) 930 am may 19 0.68 in
Raccoon Mountain (1680 ft)(tva) 1000 am may 19 0.24 in
8 S Whitwell (640 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.06 in

... Meigs County...
3 WNW Ten Mile (774 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.40 in
Meigs EOC (760 ft)(raws) 1006 am may 19 0.30 in
Decatur 4nw (700 ft)(coop) 700 am may 19 0.10 in

... Monroe County...
Tellico (coker creek) (1920 ft)(raws) 959 am may 19 0.08 in

... Morgan County...
Wartburg (880 ft)(tva) 1015 am may 19 0.05 in

... Polk County...
Ocoee river (739 ft)(tva) 1015 am may 19 0.08 in
2 E Benton (944 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.03 in
3 SW Reliance (ocoee) (1321 ft)(raws) 1005 am may 19 0.02 in

... Rhea County...
Dayton (coop) 800 am may 19 0.26 in

... Roane County...
Kingston Fossil plant (760 ft)(tva) 945 am may 19 0.69 in
2 SSE Oliver Springs (327 ft)(cocorahs) 730 am may 19 0.40 in

... Scott County...
Clear Fork near Robbins (1081 ft)(tva) 830 am may 19 1.30 in
big South Fork (1450 ft)(raws) 959 am may 19 0.23 in

... Sequatchie County...
4 N Dunlap (1629 ft)(cocorahs) 900 am may 19 0.74 in
Dunlap (700 ft)(tva) 1000 am may 19 0.10 in
3 NW Dunlap (2067 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.10 in
2 N Dunlap (238 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.10 in
2 W Dunlap (658 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.07 in
2 W Dunlap (658 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.06 in
4 W Dunlap (630 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.04 in
2 W Dunlap (658 ft)(cocorahs) 900 am may 19 0.02 in
4 NNE Dunlap (843 ft)(cocorahs) 815 am may 19 0.02 in

... Sevier County...
3 NW Sevierville (889 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 1.00 in
4 N Harrisburg (1089 ft)(cocorahs) 700 am may 19 0.73 in
5 se Gatlinburg (6439 ft)(coop) 630 am may 19 0.51 in
Newfound Gap (5040 ft)(coop) 800 am may 19 0.48 in
2 SW Gatlinburg (1500 ft)(coop) 520 am may 19 0.35 in

... Sullivan County...
1 WNW Bristol TN (1975 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.51 in
Tri-Cities reg Airport (1525 ft)(asos) 800 am may 19 0.25 in

... Unicoi County...
1wnw Unicoi (watauga) (2880 ft)(raws) 1005 am may 19 0.21 in

... Union County...
chuck Swan St Forest (1657 ft)(raws) 1005 am may 19 0.39 in

... Washington County...
Nolichucky river (1519 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.26 in
3 NNW Johnson City (1570 ft)(cocorahs) 900 am may 19 0.24 in
Johnson City (1603 ft)(coop) 730 am may 19 0.18 in

... Virginia...

... Russell County...
Lebanon (2104 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.37 in
water treatment plant (1710 ft)(coop) 700 am may 19 0.31 in

... Scott County...
4 se Fort Blackmore (1966 ft)(cocorahs) 800 am may 19 0.54 in

... Washington County...
VA Highlands Airport (2070 ft)(awos) 755 am may 19 0.37 in

... Wise County...
1 S Appalachia (1619 ft)(tva) 930 am may 19 0.74 in
3 WSW Norton (2290 ft)(vadot) 1015 am may 19 0.63 in
Flat Gap (1930 ft)(coe) 945 am may 19 0.31 in
wise 1se (2530 ft)(raws) 1011 am may 19 0.20 in
pound r abv Indian CR (1535 ft)(coe) 945 am may 19 0.08 in


Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed is considered official. The
National Weather Service thanks its private and public partners for
providing US with this data.