894  
WWUS84 KMRX 071840  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
240 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
TNZ082>084-099-071930-  
RHEA TN-BLEDSOE TN-HAMILTON TN-MEIGS TN-  
240 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RHEA  
CENTRAL  
BLEDSOE...SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS AND NORTH CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTIES  
THROUGH 330 PM EDT/230 PM CDT/...  
 
AT 239 PM EDT/139 PM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG  
THUNDERSTORM NEAR DAYTON, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...  
DAYTON, GRAYSVILLE, EVENSVILLE, OLD WASHINGTON, BRAYTON, BIG SPRING,  
AND SALE CREEK.  
 
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 3543 8520 3559 8517 3563 8487 3538 8489  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 268DEG 13KT 3551 8510  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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