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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
558 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
TNZ040>043-132230-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTHWEST GREENE TN-NORTHWEST COCKE TN-
SOUTHEAST GREENE TN-
558 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL COCKE AND SOUTHWESTERN
GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 557 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NEWPORT, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEWPORT, PARROTTSVILLE, CANEY BRANCH, DEL RIO, CEDAR CREEK, ROUND
MOUNTAIN, AND MAX PATCH.
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 3579 8303 3578 8309 3590 8325 3611 8305
3600 8277 3598 8279 3597 8277 3592 8282
3595 8285 3595 8288 3594 8290 3593 8291
3593 8292 3588 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292
3577 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 289DEG 26KT 3597 8313
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KRS
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