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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
615 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
NCZ060-TNZ086-087-101-102-172300-
CHEROKEE NC-WEST POLK TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-EAST POLK TN-
SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-
615 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE
EASTERN POLK AND
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 614 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MADISONVILLE TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ETOWAH TO NEAR DUCKTOWN.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
IN BRADLEY COUNTY ARE LIKELY TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF POLK AND
CHEROKEE FOLLOWING THESE STORMS.
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...
MURPHY, DUCKTOWN, TELLICO PLAINS, WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT REFUGE, COKER
CREEK, VIOLET, HOT HOUSE, TURTLETOWN, COPPERHILL, AND HIAWASSE DAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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
SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3499 8447 3502 8453 3524 8440 3538 8430
3530 8402 3529 8403 3527 8401 3526 8401
3525 8400 3524 8401 3522 8397 3522 8395
3505 8401 3499 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 302DEG 24KT 3535 8428 3521 8435 3501 8448
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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