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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
139 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
TNZ036-069-141830-
ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN-
139 PM EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KNOX AND EASTERN ANDERSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT...
AT 139 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER CLINTON, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
KNOXVILLE, OAK RIDGE, CLINTON, ROCKY TOP, NORRIS, NORRIS DAM STATE
PARK, ANDERSONVILLE, POWELL, AND KARNS.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3624 8399 3621 8396 3595 8394 3594 8423
3624 8419 3623 8411 3622 8409 3623 8409
3623 8407 3624 8408 3625 8407 3626 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 263DEG 15KT 3607 8415
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DGS
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