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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
232 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TNZ038>040-042-070-081915-
JEFFERSON TN-HAMBLEN TN-NORTHWEST GREENE TN-NORTHWEST COCKE TN-
GRAINGER TN-
232 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON
NORTHWESTERN COCKE...WEST CENTRAL GREENE...CENTRAL GRAINGER AND
HAMBLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...
AT 232 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MORRISTOWN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORRISTOWN, JEFFERSON CITY, BEAN STATION, WHITE PINE, BANEBERRY,
RUSSELLVILLE, MOSHEIM, PANTHER CREEK STATE PARK, ALPHA, AND BUFFALO
SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3631 8327 3629 8326 3628 8323 3629 8324
3630 8322 3626 8310 3624 8308 3625 8306
3624 8303 3603 8329 3622 8358 3635 8340
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 300DEG 16KT 3624 8339
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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