954  
WWUS84 KMRX 181747  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
147 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
TNZ016-017-044-VAZ005-008-181830-  
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON TN-HAWKINS TN-WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-  
147 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SULLIVAN...EASTERN HAWKINS  
 
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN  
WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 230  
PM EDT...  
 
AT 147 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS OVER KINGSPORT, MOVING EAST 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...  
KINGSPORT, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, WALNUT HILL, SPURGEON, COLONIAL  
HEIGHTS, GRAY, OAK GROVE, CHURCH HILL, AND MOUNT CARMEL.  
 
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 3646 8213 3641 8263 3654 8268 3674 8226  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 251DEG 23KT 3651 8256  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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