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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
301 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
TNZ014>016-038-039-VAZ001-281945-
CLAIBORNE TN-HAMBLEN TN-HANCOCK TN-GRAINGER TN-HAWKINS TN-LEE VA-
301 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE
SOUTHWESTERN HAWKINS...HANCOCK...NORTHEASTERN GRAINGER...NORTHEASTERN
HAMBLEN AND SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 300 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
TAZEWELL, OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLESBORO, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
25 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...
MORRISTOWN, ROGERSVILLE, SNEEDVILLE, BEAN STATION, TAZEWELL,
RUSSELLVILLE, HOWARD QUARTER, EVANSTON, TREADWAY, AND MOORESBURG.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3644 8295 3619 8315 3653 8363 3666 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 301DEG 25KT 3652 8350
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DH
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