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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
557 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ040-041-071>074-172245-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-
NORTHWEST COCKE TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-
NW BLOUNT TN-
557 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BLOUNT
SOUTHERN COCKE
AND SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 557 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWPORT TO 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF GATLINBURG TO NEAR MARYVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT
30 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...
MARYVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, ALCOA, GATLINBURG, PIGEON FORGE, SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-NEWFOUND GAP, EAGLETON VILLAGE, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA
AREA, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BALSAM MOUNTAIN, AND FRIENDSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
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 3575 8415 3580 8379 3592 8335 3590 8331
3592 8329 3583 8294 3577 8299 3579 8308
3577 8316 3573 8319 3572 8325 3566 8330
3566 8335 3562 8340 3561 8344 3557 8349
3556 8359 3558 8361 3556 8376 3552 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 300DEG 25KT 3588 8326 3568 8360 3568 8395
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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