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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
659 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ017-VAZ005-008-172345-
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-
659 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL SULLIVAN
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE
SOUTHWESTERN CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 658 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF WEBER CITY, OR 8 MILES EAST OF GATE CITY, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KINGSPORT, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, GATE CITY, WEBER CITY, WALNUT
HILL, BLUFF CITY, NICKELSVILLE, BENHAMS, AND BLOUNTVILLE.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.
LAT...LON 3674 8234 3671 8233 3673 8229 3670 8214
3647 8227 3664 8261 3678 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 294DEG 16KT 3667 8244
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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