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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1209 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026
TNZ069>071-073-271700-
JEFFERSON TN-KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-
1209 PM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KNOX
NORTH
CENTRAL BLOUNT...SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN SEVIER
COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EDT...
AT 1209 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
KNOXVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA 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...
KNOXVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, ALCOA, JEFFERSON CITY, DANDRIDGE, PIGEON
FORGE, ROCKFORD, KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS, MCMAHAN, AND LAKE FOREST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 3583 8397 3603 8398 3608 8346 3582 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 266DEG 29KT 3594 8388
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SR
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