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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
723 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
TNZ085>087-290015-
NORTHWEST MONROE TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-MCMINN TN-
723 PM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN MCMINN AND SOUTHWESTERN
MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...
AT 723 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ATHENS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
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...
ATHENS, MADISONVILLE, ETOWAH, ENGLEWOOD, TELLICO PLAINS, NIOTA, MOUNT
VERNON, CLEAR WATER, AND BULLET CREEK.
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 3523 8434 3521 8434 3523 8436 3524 8436
3524 8437 3527 8444 3547 8473 3557 8461
3542 8417 3523 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 301DEG 31KT 3548 8461
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DGS
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