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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1028 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
TNZ015>017-042-VAZ001-005-130315-
SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST GREENE TN-HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-SCOTT VA-
LEE VA-
1028 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN
NORTHERN
HAWKINS...NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...NORTH CENTRAL GREENE...SOUTHEASTERN
LEE AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM EDT...
AT 1028 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF SNEEDVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
KINGSPORT, ROGERSVILLE, GATE CITY, SNEEDVILLE, SURGOINSVILLE, WEBER
CITY, CHURCH HILL, MOUNT CARMEL, DUFFIELD, AND CLINCHPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3670 8252 3645 8257 3643 8261 3644 8267
3641 8270 3641 8263 3635 8272 3653 8329
3676 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 287DEG 46KT 3657 8305
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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