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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
940 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TNZ068-071-072-085>087-101-102-020230-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-WEST POLK TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-
EAST POLK TN-LOUDON TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-NW BLOUNT TN-MCMINN TN-
940 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON
NORTHEASTERN POLK...SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN...SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT AND
MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 940 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF ETOWAH, OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF MADISONVILLE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
MADISONVILLE, ETOWAH, VONORE, GREENBACK, FRIENDSVILLE, TELLICO
PLAINS, COKER CREEK, FORT LOUDON STATE PARK, TARIFFVILLE, AND MCGEE
CARSON PENINSULA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3520 8437 3533 8455 3576 8418 3558 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 220DEG 36KT 3535 8437
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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