544  
WWUS84 KMRX 182213  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
613 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
TNZ016-017-042-044-182300-  
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST GREENE TN-HAWKINS TN-  
613 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN  
 
NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN  
GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...  
 
AT 612 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SURGOINSVILLE, OR 11 MILES EAST OF ROGERSVILLE,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
KINGSPORT, SURGOINSVILLE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CHURCH HILL, BAILEYTON,  
SULLIVAN GARDENS, FALL BRANCH, KEPLER, JEAROLDSTOWN, AND BAYS  
MOUNTAIN PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3647 8253 3628 8272 3636 8293 3659 8285  
3659 8284  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 211DEG 12KT 3638 8280  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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