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WWUS84 KMRX 172022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
422 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
VAZ005-006-008-172045-
WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL VA-
422 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RUSSELL
NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE
SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 421 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12
MILES NORTHWEST OF WALNUT HILL, OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL VA,
MOVING EAST AT 25 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, BRISTOL VA, NICKELSVILLE, DUNGANNON, BENHAMS, AND
COLLINGWOOD.
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 3678 8212 3659 8218 3659 8226 3669 8253
3683 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 284DEG 22KT 3673 8235
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPH
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