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WWUS84 KMRX 180115
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
915 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
TNZ017-VAZ005-006-008-180200-
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL VA-
915 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SULLIVAN
SOUTH CENTRAL
RUSSELL...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND
THE CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...
AT 912 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WALNUT HILL, OR NEAR BRISTOL TN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AT 906
PM EDT, THE ASOS AT TRI-CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT RECORDED A 54 MPH
WIND GUST.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...OBSERVED BY TRI-CITIES ASOS.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGSPORT, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, ABINGDON, WALNUT HILL, BLUFF CITY,
HOLSTON, HILANDER PARK, BENHAMS, AND BLOUNTVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3643 8227 3654 8246 3684 8224 3677 8194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 213DEG 25KT 3656 8233
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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