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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
646 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
TNZ017-044-046-062315-
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-
646 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL SULLIVAN
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND WEST CENTRAL CARTER COUNTIES THROUGH 715
PM EDT...
AT 646 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
JOHNSON CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 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...
JOHNSON CITY, CENTRAL, PINE CREST, WATAUGA, AND ROCKY MOUNT STATE
PARK.
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 3629 8233 3633 8242 3645 8238 3639 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 211DEG 5KT 3635 8236
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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