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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
326 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
TNZ040-041-073-074-282000-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTHWEST COCKE TN-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-
326 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN COCKE AND EAST CENTRAL
SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 326 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BIG CREEK, OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF
NEWPORT, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
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...
PITTMAN CENTER, DEL RIO, ROUND MOUNTAIN, COSBY, HARTFORD, MAX PATCH,
AND WATERVILLE.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3574 8336 3591 8333 3590 8331 3592 8329
3592 8291 3590 8290 3587 8291 3587 8292
3584 8292 3577 8299 3579 8303 3579 8308
3577 8311 3577 8316 3573 8319 3572 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 275DEG 31KT 3583 8326
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SR
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