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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
738 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ017-018-046-VAZ008-180030-
SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-JOHNSON TN-WASHINGTON VA-
738 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SULLIVAN...JOHNSON
AND
NORTHEASTERN CARTER COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 830 PM
EDT...
AT 738 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BRISTOL TN, 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...
BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, MOUNTAIN CITY, WALNUT HILL, BLUFF CITY, SOUTH
HOLSTON DAM, MORRIL'S CAVE, DOEVILLE, NEVA, AND SADIE.
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 3646 8171 3642 8172 3641 8174 3637 8173
3634 8177 3636 8179 3635 8183 3631 8190
3628 8192 3632 8200 3633 8200 3634 8203
3636 8204 3636 8207 3649 8233 3664 8222
3648 8170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 296DEG 18KT 3655 8223
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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