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WWUS84 KMRX 071659
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1159 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TNZ081-082-071745-
SEQUATCHIE TN-BLEDSOE TN-
1159 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SEQUATCHIE AND
NORTHWESTERN BLEDSOE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM CDT...
AT 1158 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS 11 MILES SOUTH OF SPENCER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 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...
MOUNT CREST, OLD CUMBERLAND, AND FALL CREEK FALLS 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 3555 8546 3556 8545 3557 8542 3564 8535
3572 8526 3575 8527 3575 8526 3576 8527
3577 8518 3576 8508 3546 8543 3555 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 256DEG 8KT 3557 8545
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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