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WWUS84 KMRX 042057
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
457 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
TNZ069-073-042145-
KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-
457 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KNOX AND WEST CENTRAL
SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 457 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE, LAKE FOREST, BEARDEN, SEYMOUR, AND KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS.
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 3585 8377 3586 8378 3588 8378 3589 8379
3588 8381 3586 8383 3591 8405 3607 8389
3594 8369 3584 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 124DEG 11KT 3591 8381
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
DGS
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