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WWUS84 KMRX 172228
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
628 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ046-047-172300-
NORTHWEST CARTER TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER TN-
628 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTY
THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 628 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HAMPTON, OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELIZABETHTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
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...
HAMPTON, HAMPTON CREEK COVE STATE PARK, ROANE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK,
ELK MILLS, AND ROAN MOUNTAIN.
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 3612 8203 3612 8205 3610 8208 3613 8214
3615 8215 3615 8217 3617 8223 3619 8223
3634 8216 3630 8198 3629 8198 3626 8195
3626 8193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 292DEG 17KT 3624 8212
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
DH
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