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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
730 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TNZ083>085-210015-
RHEA TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-
730 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RHEA
CENTRAL
MEIGS AND CENTRAL MCMINN COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...
AT 730 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
DECATUR, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATHENS, DAYTON, DECATUR, NIOTA, EVENSVILLE, PEAKLAND, CLEAR WATER,
OLD WASHINGTON, MURRAY STORE, AND RICEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3542 8502 3559 8504 3566 8462 3564 8462
3565 8459 3563 8458 3563 8456 3564 8454
3561 8454 3561 8453 3539 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 266DEG 14KT 3552 8483
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SR
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