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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
700 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ084-085-099-100-172345-
BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-
700 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN BRADLEY
SOUTHWESTERN
MEIGS...SOUTHWESTERN MCMINN AND NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 659 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER LAKESITE, OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHATTANOOGA,
ALONG WITH A SECOND ONE NEAR SALE CREEK, BOTH MOVING EAST 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...
CLEVELAND, SODDY-DAISY, LAKESITE, CHARLESTON, EAST CLEVELAND,
CALHOUN, RICEVILLE, HILLSVIEW, HOPEWELL, AND BIG SPRING.
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.
LAT...LON 3518 8526 3543 8513 3543 8505 3541 8502
3543 8499 3542 8459 3516 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 267DEG 19KT 3523 8513
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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