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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
554 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ016-017-VAZ005-172230-
SULLIVAN TN-HAWKINS TN-SCOTT VA-
554 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN
NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS AND SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM
EDT...
AT 554 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GATE CITY, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 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...
KINGSPORT, GATE CITY, WEBER CITY, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CHURCH HILL,
MOUNT CARMEL, WARRIORS PATH STATE PARK, HILTONS, BLOOMINGDALE, AND
BAYS MOUNTAIN PARK.
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 3656 8275 3669 8272 3670 8238 3648 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 273DEG 30KT 3662 8264
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPH
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