370  
WWUS84 KMRX 210128  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
928 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
TNZ036-067>069-071-210215-  
ANDERSON TN-ROANE TN-LOUDON TN-KNOX TN-NW BLOUNT TN-  
928 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN LOUDON  
SOUTHWESTERN  
KNOX...SOUTH CENTRAL ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN BLOUNT AND EAST CENTRAL  
ROANE COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM EDT...  
 
AT 928 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
LOUDON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...  
OAK RIDGE, LENOIR CITY, KINGSTON, LOUDON, FARRAGUT, LOUISVILLE,  
FRIENDSVILLE, PHILADELPHIA, BRADBURY, AND TELLICO VILLAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3567 8439 3585 8452 3602 8423 3577 8405  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 239DEG 21KT 3579 8438  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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