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WWUS84 KMRX 062134
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
534 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026
TNZ069-070-073-062215-
JEFFERSON TN-KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-
534 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX
WEST CENTRAL
JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...
AT 534 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES SOUTH OF PLAINVIEW, OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, HOUSE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK,
MALONEYVILLE, MASCOT, KODAK, KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS, MCMAHAN, AND LAKE
FOREST.
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.
LAT...LON 3593 8392 3611 8387 3612 8369 3611 8370
3611 8369 3608 8366 3609 8366 3612 8368
3612 8365 3610 8365 3610 8364 3591 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 355DEG 3KT 3605 8375
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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