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WWUS84 KMRX 172002
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
402 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
VAZ008-172045-
WASHINGTON VA-
402 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY THROUGH
445 PM EDT...
AT 402 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ABINGDON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ABINGDON, GLADE SPRING, LINDELL, KONNAROCK, AND EMORY-MEADOWVIEW.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3662 8161 3661 8163 3661 8169 3678 8208
3686 8205 3679 8170 3664 8162 3664 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 292DEG 23KT 3677 8202
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BPH
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