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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
426 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
TNZ016-017-112115-
SULLIVAN TN-HAWKINS TN-
426 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN AND
NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 426 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF SURGOINSVILLE, OR 9 MILES WEST OF KINGSPORT,
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PENNY 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...
KINGSPORT, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CHURCH HILL, MOUNT CARMEL, SULLIVAN
GARDENS, BAYS MOUNTAIN PARK, AND FALL BRANCH.
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 3654 8250 3642 8257 3642 8260 3644 8264
3653 8278 3657 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 300DEG 7KT 3653 8271
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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