Special Weather Statement issued May 8 at 5:08AM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

[NWS]

At 508 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 14 miles east of Gatlinburg, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Round Mountain, Cosby, Hartford, Max Patch, Waterville, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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