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Article published Apr 10, 2009
Blount County under tornado watch until 8 p.m.
From Staff Reports
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a tornado watch until 8 p.m. for most of East Tennessee, including Blount County.

If a tornado is spotted, act quickly and move to a place of safety in a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small interior room.

The complete National Weather Service Statement is as follows:

TORNADO WATCH 132 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN EAST TENNESSEE
ANDERSON BLEDSOE BRADLEY
CAMPBELL HAMILTON KNOX
LOUDON MARION MCMINN
MEIGS MORGAN RHEA
ROANE SCOTT SEQUATCHIE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...
CLINTON...DAYTON...DECATUR...DUNLAP...JASPER...KINGSTON...
KNOXVILLE...LA FOLLETTE...LENOIR CITY...OAK RIDGE...ONEIDA...
PIKEVILLE AND WARTBURG.

Target Area:
Anderson
Bledsoe
NW Blount
Blount Smoky Mountains
Bradley
Campbell
Hamilton
Knox
Loudon
McMinn
Marion
Meigs
Northwest Monroe
Southeast Monroe
Morgan
West Polk
East Polk
Rhea
Roane
Scott
Sequatchie
North Sevier
Sevier Smoky Mountains

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