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WWUS84 KMRX 171115
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
715 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
TNZ074-171200-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-
715 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL SEVIER COUNTY
THROUGH 800 AM EDT...
AT 715 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GATLINBURG. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
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-NEWFOUND GAP, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-KUWOHI,
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA, 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 3558 8360 3557 8363 3557 8365 3565 8366
3568 8366 3569 8362 3575 8345 3563 8338
3561 8342 3561 8344 3559 8346 3556 8356
3556 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 066DEG 3KT 3568 8350
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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