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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
431 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ017-018-VAZ008-172115-
SULLIVAN TN-JOHNSON TN-WASHINGTON VA-
431 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN
JOHNSON
AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 430 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNTAIN CITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...
MOUNTAIN CITY, DAMASCUS, TRADE, NEVA, SHADY VALLEY, AND LAUREL
BLOOMERY.
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 3653 8171 3647 8170 3646 8171 3642 8172
3641 8174 3636 8172 3634 8171 3634 8175
3635 8178 3636 8179 3633 8187 3647 8196
3647 8195 3656 8202 3666 8183 3655 8169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 326DEG 27KT 3655 8188
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
BPH
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