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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
447 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ016-017-046-VAZ005-006-008-172130-
SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-HAWKINS TN-WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-
RUSSELL VA-
447 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN SULLIVAN
NORTHEASTERN
HAWKINS...SOUTHWESTERN RUSSELL...SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 446 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR GATE CITY, MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
KINGSPORT, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, ABINGDON, GATE CITY, WEBER CITY,
WALNUT HILL, MOUNT CARMEL, NICKELSVILLE, AND DUNGANNON.
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 3644 8206 3659 8277 3682 8271 3682 8270
3685 8265 3676 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 284DEG 36KT 3673 8263
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPH
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