704  
WWUS84 KMRX 120134  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
934 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
 
TNZ069-071>074-120200-  
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-KNOX TN-  
NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-  
934 PM EDT TUE AUG 11 2026  
   
..GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT KNOX  
BLOUNT AND SEVIER COUNTIES  
THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...  
 
AT 934 PM EDT, TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED GUSTY SHOWERS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF PLAINVIEW TO 9 MILES EAST OF  
KNOXVILLE TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF PIGEON FORGE TO NEAR SEVIERVILLE  
TO NEAR GATLINBURG. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
KNOXVILLE, MARYVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, ALCOA, GATLINBURG, FARRAGUT,  
PIGEON FORGE, LOUISVILLE, PLAINVIEW, AND ROCKFORD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR  
EAST TENNESSEE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3560 8389 3570 8398 3574 8411 3597 8418  
3617 8383 3617 8377 3604 8373 3600 8360  
3590 8351 3582 8331 3556 8354 3558 8361  
3555 8377  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 045DEG 27KT 3608 8381 3599 8379 3595 8365 3584  
8357 3580 8344  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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