Severe thunderstorm causes hail and flooding in Kingston Pike area, Knoxville TN
Road ClosureA severe thunderstorm passed near Knoxville and Kingston Pike causing large hail, strong winds, flooding, and downed trees. Areas including Bearden, Sequoia Hills, and John Sevier and Alcoa Highway experienced hail up to nickel size, minor roadway flooding, power outages, and damage to vehicles and structures. A tornado was possible during the storm, and people were advised to take shelter immediately.
Audio|Source: WB4GBI 146.940 MHz Amateur Radio Repeater, Sevier County TN
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At 151 p.m.
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Eastern Daylight Time, a severe thunderstorm was located near Knoxville moving east at 25 miles per hour, hazard 60-mile-per-hour wind gust and half-dollar-sized hail.
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Sources broadcast media.
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In fact,
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hail damage to vehicles is expected.
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Expect wind damage to roof, sidings, and trees.
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Locations impacted include Knoxville, Lake Forest, Seymour, Kimberlin Heights.
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This includes Interstate 40, between Marker 385 and 388.
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Remain alert for a possible tornado.
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Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.
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If you spot a tornado, go at once into a basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure.
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Prepare immediately. for large hail and damaging wind.
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People outside should move indoors immediately to a shelter inside a sturdy building, stay away from windows.
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This is a tornado possible.
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Hail threat is observed, max hail size 1.25 inch.
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Wind threat is radar indicated.
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Max wind gust, 60 miles per hour.
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This is WX4TYN.
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40s through 2,900 Kingston lights.
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Station, would you please review your call, fine.
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Station, would you please review your call, fine.
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WI here's station, I couldn't copy your call phone too fast right in.
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This is KI4WI, you copy you now.
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KI4 WWY, go ahead.
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Stand by for 50 seconds.
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All right, let me try this again.
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This is KIWIWIU have me? I do, go ahead.
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Sorry, I couldn't hear you over the hail for just a second.
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I am located in Bearden at the WIVK Studios, if you know where that's at on Old Kingston Pike.
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We have got hail, minor roadway flooding and trees down.
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I can send pictures to...
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I've got Josh's cell phone number.
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I can send it to him if you want.
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I don't know if I...
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I've got you or Greg's number to send them to.
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Yeah, if you want to send them to Josh, that'll be absolutely fine.
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And I've got some minor roadway flooding, hail, trees down, and that's near the WIVK location there on Kingston Pike and Bearden.
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That is correct.
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Okay, and that hail size, could you give me an approximate hail size?
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Uh, it's kind of hard because it's the soft, mushy stuff that's busting up when it hits the ground.
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We'll go with dime-sized, maybe nickel size.
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And I've got up to nickel-sized hail there in Kingston Pike near WIVK.
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All right, appreciate it.
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Thank you very much.
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This is WX4TYS with an update with the National Weather Service.
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The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm warning for Anderson County, Knox County, and Blount County until 2.45 p.m.
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At 156, the severe thunderstorm was located near Oak Ridge, moving east at 25 miles per hour, hazard 60 mile-per-hour wind gust, quarter size hail.
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This is radar indicated.
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Impact will be hail damage to vehicles as expected.
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Wind damage to roof, siding, and trees.
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Locations include Knox County, Louisville, Bearden areas.
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This includes Interstate 40 between Marker 372 and 387. Remain alert for a possible tornado. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado, go at once into a basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. This is WX4 TYS. Tornado possible, hail threat radar indicated, maximum size one inch, wind threat radar indicated 60 mile per hour gusts.
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This is five.
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Q1 November 4, which tanked by.
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Chris, I just saw your message and understood.
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Can you send to me what that abbreviation is? I think I know but I don't want to guess.
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WB4G-B-I-Repeater.
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Yeah.
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KI4WA.
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Go ahead.
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I also wanted to add to you guys power outage in Sequoia Hills.
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Not sure for the extent of it, but red lights are out and that kind of thing.
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Comment. Go ahead.
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I've got dime-size hail here at John Sevier and Alcoa Highway.
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I'm sorry, can you repeat that report, please?
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KN4OOV. Jeff, I have dime size hail at John Sevier and Alcoa Highway.
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John Sevier, Alcoa, and I have dime size hail.
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And that was Jeff reporting, correct?
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Yes, sir.
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I got it, Jeff and your call sign KN4O.
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Okay. Kilo, November 4, Oscar, Oscar, Victor.
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Okay, my apologies, I got you.
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That's the Alcoa Highway and John Sevier, dime size hail, Kilo, November 4, Oscar, Oscar, Victor, and that is Jeff.
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Thank you, sir. I got more for Sequoia Hills when you're able to copy.
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