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WWUS84 KMRX 051637
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1237 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
TNZ067-083>085-051730-
RHEA TN-ROANE TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-
1237 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RHEA
NORTHEASTERN
MEIGS...NORTH CENTRAL MCMINN AND SOUTHWESTERN ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH
130 PM EDT...
AT 1237 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SPRING CITY, OR 9 MILES NORTH OF DECATUR, 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...
FAIRVIEW, SPRING CITY, NIOTA, PEAKLAND, EAGLE FURNACE, MURRAY STORE,
PINEY FALLS STATE PARK, GRANDVIEW, AND TEN MILE.
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 3557 8488 3575 8488 3580 8455 3566 8455
3566 8457 3565 8458 3565 8459 3563 8458
3563 8456 3564 8455 3553 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 269DEG 8KT 3566 8480
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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