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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
556 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TNZ014-037>039-069-070-182245-
JEFFERSON TN-CLAIBORNE TN-HAMBLEN TN-UNION TN-GRAINGER TN-KNOX TN-
556 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE
NORTHEASTERN KNOX...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...GRAINGER...UNION AND
NORTHWESTERN HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 555 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MAYNARDVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE, MORRISTOWN, JEFFERSON CITY, MAYNARDVILLE, RUTLEDGE, NEW
TAZEWELL, BEAN STATION, TAZEWELL, PLAINVIEW, AND NEW MARKET.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3642 8338 3641 8339 3642 8336 3636 8327
3633 8326 3632 8328 3629 8326 3602 8362
3604 8365 3604 8367 3599 8366 3591 8376
3624 8399 3650 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 309DEG 11KT 3624 8381
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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