895  
WWUS84 KMRX 171753  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
153 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
TNZ035-036-067-171845-  
ANDERSON TN-ROANE TN-MORGAN TN-  
153 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN  
WEST  
CENTRAL ANDERSON AND NORTHERN ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...  
 
AT 153 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
WARTBURG. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
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...  
WARTBURG, OLIVER SPRINGS, OAKDALE, COALFIELD, FROZEN HEAD STATE PARK,  
AND PETROS.  
 
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 3598 8464 3616 8466 3618 8446 3616 8444  
3617 8440 3619 8440 3619 8438 3601 8431  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 289DEG 2KT 3607 8452  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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