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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
917 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
TNZ036-069-071-120145-
ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN-NW BLOUNT TN-
917 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KNOX
SOUTH
CENTRAL ANDERSON AND NORTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM
EDT...
AT 916 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LOUISVILLE, OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KNOXVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE, OAK RIDGE, ALCOA, FARRAGUT, LOUISVILLE, ROCKFORD, BEARDEN,
AND KARNS.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3590 8427 3602 8420 3596 8391 3576 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 286DEG 8KT 3591 8408
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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