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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
NCZ060-TNZ085>087-101-121845-
CHEROKEE NC-WEST POLK TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-
MCMINN TN-
153 PM EDT FRI JUN 12 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE
NORTHEASTERN POLK...SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN AND MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH
245 PM EDT...
AT 153 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ETOWAH, OR NEAR ATHENS, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
ATHENS, MADISONVILLE, ETOWAH, ENGLEWOOD, TELLICO PLAINS, CALHOUN,
RICEVILLE, COKER CREEK, VIOLET, AND TARIFFVILLE.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3520 8429 3522 8432 3521 8435 3524 8436
3522 8438 3529 8475 3549 8472 3552 8402
3516 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 274DEG 16KT 3538 8455
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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