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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
443 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
TNZ069-070-073-112130-
JEFFERSON TN-KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-
443 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL KNOX
CENTRAL
JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 443 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NEW MARKET, OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
SEVIERVILLE, DANDRIDGE, NEW MARKET, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, MCMAHAN,
MASCOT, PIEDMONT, AND KODAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3585 8363 3609 8383 3609 8367 3608 8366
3609 8366 3609 8351 3596 8333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 322DEG 12KT 3605 8363
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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