347  
WWUS84 KMRX 210017  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
817 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
TNZ067-068-083>086-210100-  
RHEA TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-ROANE TN-LOUDON TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-  
817 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RHEA  
SOUTHWESTERN  
LOUDON...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...NORTHEASTERN MCMINN AND SOUTHWESTERN  
ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM EDT...  
 
AT 817 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
DECATUR, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...  
SWEETWATER, DECATUR, SPRING CITY, NIOTA, PEAKLAND, OLD WASHINGTON,  
MURRAY STORE, AND TEN MILE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3563 8496 3577 8461 3567 8452 3564 8449  
3562 8448 3554 8449 3550 8490  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 249DEG 14KT 3562 8476  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
SR  
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