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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
348 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ017-018-046-172030-
SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-JOHNSON TN-
348 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON AND NORTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM
EDT...
AT 347 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BRISTOL VA, 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...
BRISTOL TN, SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, HARR, AND SHADY VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3640 8187 3649 8217 3659 8214 3659 8194
3661 8192 3662 8186 3661 8182
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 282DEG 19KT 3654 8209
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPH
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