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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
943 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
TNZ083>085-210230-
RHEA TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-
943 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN RHEA
NORTHEASTERN
MEIGS AND NORTHWESTERN MCMINN COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...
AT 942 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, DECATUR, NIOTA, PEAKLAND, CLEAR WATER, OLD WASHINGTON, MURRAY
STORE, AND TEN MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3559 8493 3569 8464 3549 8454 3546 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 254DEG 15KT 3554 8481
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SR
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