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WWUS84 KMRX 032138
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
538 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
TNZ071>074-032230-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-
NW BLOUNT TN-
538 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BLOUNT AND
SOUTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 538 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PIGEON FORGE, OR 9 MILES WEST OF GATLINBURG, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...
SEVIERVILLE, GATLINBURG, PIGEON FORGE, TOWNSEND, WEARS VALLEY,
ROUNDTOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, WILDWOOD, AND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3573 8349 3565 8369 3580 8386 3591 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 148DEG 10KT 3574 8366
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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