338  
WWUS84 KMRX 181539  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1139 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
TNZ017-018-046-VAZ002-006-008-181645-  
SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-JOHNSON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WISE VA-  
RUSSELL VA-  
1139 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT EASTERN SULLIVAN...JOHNSON  
 
NORTHEASTERN CARTER...RUSSELL...WASHINGTON AND EAST CENTRAL WISE  
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 1245 PM EDT...  
 
AT 1138 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLEVELAND VA TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST  
OF ELIZABETHTON. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, ELIZABETHTON, ABINGDON, LEBANON, MOUNTAIN  
CITY, CLEVELAND VA, WALNUT HILL, GLADE SPRING, AND HONAKER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD  
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED  
ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3659 8168 3653 8171 3647 8170 3640 8174  
3634 8171 3636 8179 3633 8187 3633 8200  
3636 8204 3633 8218 3697 8237 3699 8226  
3704 8217 3705 8204 3712 8201 3714 8190  
3696 8178 3693 8184 3679 8170 3663 8161  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1538Z 247DEG 20KT 3687 8229 3643 8214  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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