826  
WWUS84 KMRX 051823  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
223 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
 
TNZ038-039-070-051915-  
JEFFERSON TN-HAMBLEN TN-GRAINGER TN-  
223 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON  
CENTRAL  
GRAINGER AND CENTRAL HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...  
 
AT 223 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
JEFFERSON CITY, 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...  
MORRISTOWN, JEFFERSON CITY, WHITE PINE, NEW MARKET, BANEBERRY,  
RUSSELLVILLE, PANTHER CREEK STATE PARK, AND ALPHA.  
 
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 3612 8323 3613 8324 3609 8324 3608 8325  
3607 8325 3601 8327 3612 8358 3622 8356  
3626 8319  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 275DEG 10KT 3615 8348  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
DH  
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