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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
509 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ085>087-101-102-172200-
WEST POLK TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-EAST POLK TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-
MCMINN TN-
509 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN POLK
SOUTHEASTERN
MCMINN AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 509 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
ETOWAH, OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF ATHENS, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ETOWAH, BULLET CREEK, HIWASSEE OCOEE STATE PARK, AND DENTVILLE.
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 3527 8467 3538 8464 3535 8427 3516 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 279DEG 18KT 3532 8462
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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