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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
123 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
TNZ036>038-069-070-051815-
ANDERSON TN-JEFFERSON TN-UNION TN-GRAINGER TN-KNOX TN-
123 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX
EAST CENTRAL
ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER AND
SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
AT 123 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM MAYNARDVILLE TO NEAR CLINTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE, MAYNARDVILLE, RUTLEDGE, PLAINVIEW, STRAWBERRY PLAINS,
HALLS, BLAINE, LUTTRELL, BUFFALO SPRINGS, AND PAULETTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3628 8343 3595 8377 3605 8414 3629 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 275DEG 11KT 3624 8380 3605 8407
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DH
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