908  
WWUS84 KMRX 051633  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1233 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TNZ036-067-069-051715-  
ANDERSON TN-ROANE TN-KNOX TN-  
1233 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN KNOX
 
CENTRAL  
ANDERSON AND NORTHEASTERN ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...  
 
AT 1233 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
OLIVER SPRINGS, OR NEAR OAK RIDGE, MOVING EAST AT 10 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...  
KNOXVILLE, OAK RIDGE, CLINTON, OLIVER SPRINGS, KARNS, AND COALFIELD.  
 
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.  
 
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 3593 8441 3602 8440 3605 8436 3605 8434  
3610 8438 3612 8438 3617 8405 3590 8405  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 269DEG 8KT 3604 8430  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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