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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
616 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026
TNZ017-018-VAZ008-062300-
SULLIVAN TN-JOHNSON TN-WASHINGTON VA-
616 PM EDT MON JUL 6 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SULLIVAN
NORTHWESTERN
JOHNSON AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL
THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 616 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WALNUT HILL, OR NEAR BRISTOL TN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 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...
BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, ABINGDON, WALNUT HILL, BLUFF CITY, SOUTH
HOLSTON DAM, MORRIL'S CAVE, HOLSTON, HILANDER PARK, AND BENHAMS.
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 3640 8221 3642 8225 3654 8239 3660 8234
3660 8230 3663 8231 3678 8217 3680 8211
3682 8211 3659 8183
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 226DEG 19KT 3651 8227
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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