388  
WWUS84 KMRX 132227  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
627 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026  
 
TNZ044>047-132315-  
WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER TN-UNICOI TN-  
627 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON  
 
NORTHEASTERN UNICOI AND CENTRAL CARTER COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...  
 
AT 627 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
PINE CREST, OR NEAR JOHNSON CITY, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...  
JOHNSON CITY, ELIZABETHTON, CENTRAL, MIDWAY, PINE CREST, HAMPTON,  
UNICOI, WATAUGA, MILLIGAN COLLEGE, AND LIMESTONE COVE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3614 8214 3615 8215 3614 8218 3616 8222  
3613 8225 3614 8226 3613 8226 3613 8228  
3614 8229 3613 8231 3622 8247 3638 8240  
3637 8206 3636 8204  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 287DEG 16KT 3628 8235  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
KRS  
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