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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
457 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
VAZ002-005-172130-
SCOTT VA-WISE VA-
457 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND
SOUTHEASTERN WISE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON THROUGH 530 PM
EDT...
AT 457 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NORTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...
NORTON, WISE, 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
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3690 8238 3688 8239 3688 8241 3687 8240
3686 8240 3676 8247 3688 8272 3698 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 292DEG 21KT 3689 8261
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPH
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