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Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday March 21st, 2017 :: 05:33 p.m. CDT

Alert

The NWS has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING till 6:30PM CST for Bledsoe Co.

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Sequatchie County in eastern Tennessee...
Bledsoe County in eastern Tennessee...

* Until 615 PM CDT

* At 526 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Woodbury to near McMinnville to 10 miles east
of Manchester, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Dunlap, Pikeville, Cartwright, Lone Oak, Fall Creek Falls State
Park, Palio, Brayton, Melvine, Mount Crest, Old Cumberland, Cagle
and North Chickamauga Creek Gorge.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
3150 Main St
Pikeville, TN 37367

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 423-447-5555

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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