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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
216 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TNZ012-035-071900-
SCOTT TN-MORGAN TN-
216 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MORGAN AND WEST
CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...
AT 215 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES NORTH OF FAIRFIELD GLADE, OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARTBURG,
MOVING EAST 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...
WARTBURG, HELENWOOD, SUNBRIGHT, RUGBY, HIGH POINT, RUGBY STATE PARK,
DEERLODGE, HONEY CREEK STATE PARK, ELGIN, AND ROBBINS.
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 3602 8460 3607 8480 3609 8482 3609 8484
3615 8489 3625 8488 3629 8487 3630 8480
3633 8477 3633 8476 3634 8474 3635 8474
3635 8473 3637 8472 3637 8470 3640 8466
3643 8469 3645 8458
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 266DEG 8KT 3618 8481
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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