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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
701 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
TNZ098-180015-
MARION TN-
701 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM CDT...
AT 701 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KIMBALL, OR NEAR JASPER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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...
JASPER, SOUTH PITTSBURG, KIMBALL, ORME, NEW HOPE, AND HALETOWN
(GUILD).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 900 PM CDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3499 8582 3514 8570 3500 8545 3499 8546
3498 8548 3498 8550
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 300DEG 32KT 3503 8566
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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