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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
529 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ036-069-074-172200-
ANDERSON TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-KNOX TN-
529 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT KNOX AND SOUTH CENTRAL ANDERSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...
AT 528 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF KNOXVILLE, 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...
KNOXVILLE, OAK RIDGE, SEVIERVILLE, CLINTON, ALCOA, GATLINBURG,
FARRAGUT, PIGEON FORGE, LOUISVILLE, AND KARNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3573 8350 3593 8369 3591 8376 3584 8385
3588 8395 3587 8403 3584 8401 3590 8426
3595 8430 3609 8417 3602 8367 3599 8365
3595 8369 3592 8368 3584 8360 3576 8344
3572 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 282DEG 37KT 3598 8408
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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