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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
323 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
NCZ060-TNZ102-052015-
CHEROKEE NC-EAST POLK TN-
323 PM EDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 323 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DUCKTOWN, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
MURPHY, DUCKTOWN, WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT REFUGE, HOT HOUSE, TURTLETOWN,
COPPERHILL, HIAWASSE DAM, AND CULBERSON.
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 3499 8445 3500 8450 3515 8446 3520 8441
3516 8394 3499 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 280DEG 17KT 3508 8439
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DH
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