705
WWUS84 KMRX 132054
SPSMRX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
454 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TNZ069-071-073-132145-
KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-
454 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KNOX
NORTHEASTERN
BLOUNT AND NORTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...
AT 453 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KNOXVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
KNOXVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, LAKE FOREST, MCMAHAN, SEYMOUR, AND KIMBERLIN
HEIGHTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3591 8399 3600 8385 3595 8358 3573 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 294DEG 14KT 3592 8382
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
KRS
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