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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
635 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TNZ071-072-074-212315-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NW BLOUNT TN-
635 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BLOUNT AND SOUTH CENTRAL
SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 635 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MARYVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 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...
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-KUWOHI, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-TWENTYMILE CREEK, SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA, TOWNSEND, CADES COVE, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK, HAPPY VALLEY, AND WALLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3554 8394 3564 8410 3576 8389 3560 8346
3556 8350 3556 8359 3558 8361 3557 8363
3556 8376 3552 8383 3552 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 296DEG 33KT 3568 8392
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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