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WWUS84 KMRX 112107
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
507 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
TNZ101-102-112145-
WEST POLK TN-EAST POLK TN-
507 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL POLK COUNTY THROUGH 545
PM EDT...
AT 507 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BENTON, MOVING EAST 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...
BENTON, DUCKTOWN, WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT REFUGE, TURTLETOWN, RELIANCE,
ARCHVILLE, AND COPPERHILL.
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 3513 8469 3523 8465 3519 8431 3499 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 288DEG 15KT 3516 8458
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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