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WWUS84 KMRX 210455  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1255 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
TNZ081>084-099-210545-  
SEQUATCHIE TN-RHEA TN-BLEDSOE TN-HAMILTON TN-MEIGS TN-  
1255 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RHEA  
EAST CENTRAL  
SEQUATCHIE...SOUTH CENTRAL BLEDSOE...SOUTHWESTERN MEIGS AND  
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM EDT/1245 AM CDT/...  
 
AT 1255 AM EDT/1155 PM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG  
THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES EAST OF DUNLAP, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
DAYTON, GRAYSVILLE, SALE CREEK, BIRCHWOOD, AND FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3532 8526 3541 8531 3551 8505 3536 8496  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 250DEG 16KT 3538 8523  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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