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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
630 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TNZ074-171115-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-
630 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTY
THROUGH 715 AM EDT...
AT 630 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP, OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GATLINBURG,
MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
GATLINBURG, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-KUWOHI, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP,
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BALSAM MOUNTAIN, PITTMAN CENTER, ELKMONT, AND GREAT
SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.
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.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 3563 8363 3578 8339 3578 8337 3570 8326
3566 8330 3566 8335 3562 8340 3561 8342
3561 8344 3556 8350 3556 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 044DEG 7KT 3568 8336
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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