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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1208 AM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
TNZ014-015-VAZ001-140500-
CLAIBORNE TN-HANCOCK TN-LEE VA-
1208 AM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CLAIBORNE
WESTERN HANCOCK AND
SOUTHWESTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM EDT...
AT 1208 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES EAST OF TAZEWELL, OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUTLEDGE, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
NEW TAZEWELL, TAZEWELL, HARROGATE, SPRINGDALE, LONE MOUNTAIN, HOWARD
QUARTER, CUMBERLAND GAP, ARTHUR, POWELL RIVER PRESERVE, AND SANDLICK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3644 8320 3641 8339 3642 8343 3640 8345
3636 8369 3636 8370 3635 8374 3638 8375
3641 8378 3659 8392 3658 8369 3662 8365
3662 8363 3666 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0408Z 305DEG 42KT 3642 8343
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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