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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
449 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ083>085-099-100-172130-
RHEA TN-BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-
449 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RHEA
NORTHERN
BRADLEY...SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS...SOUTHWESTERN MCMINN AND NORTHEASTERN
HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 449 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAYTON, MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
CLEVELAND, ATHENS, DAYTON, DECATUR, SODDY-DAISY, CHARLESTON,
GRAYSVILLE, CALHOUN, RICEVILLE, AND HILLSVIEW.
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.
LAT...LON 3530 8517 3556 8508 3560 8506 3547 8461
3525 8468 3524 8471 3523 8471 3523 8470
3517 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 289DEG 33KT 3544 8513
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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