072  
WWUS84 KMRX 021911  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
311 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
NCZ060-TNZ085>087-101-102-021945-  
CHEROKEE NC-WEST POLK TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-EAST POLK TN-  
SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-MCMINN TN-  
311 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE  
 
NORTHEASTERN POLK...SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE  
COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...  
 
AT 311 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16  
MILES NORTHWEST OF MURPHY, MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...  
TELLICO PLAINS, BULLET CREEK, COKER CREEK, VIOLET, UNAKA, AND  
TURTLETOWN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO CLOSELY MONITOR FOR ADDITIONAL  
INFORMATION OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3539 8411 3520 8408 3511 8442 3538 8447  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 080DEG 8KT 3528 8422  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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