503  
WUUS54 KMRX 050305  
SVRMRX  
TNC019-091-163-VAC191-050400-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0069.260705T0305Z-260705T0400Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1105 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
EASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
NORTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...  
 
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.  
 
* AT 1105 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST  
OF ELIZABETHTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BRISTOL TN, ELIZABETHTON, SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, HUNTER, MORRIL'S CAVE,  
DOEVILLE, HARR, SADIE, AND SHADY VALLEY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 IN VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND  
14.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS  
ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER,  
YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3629 8213 3644 8227 3669 8203 3642 8180  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 242DEG 12KT 3642 8213  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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