537  
WWUS84 KMRX 210801  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
401 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
TNZ069-071-073-210845-  
KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-  
401 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KNOX  
NORTHEASTERN  
BLOUNT AND NORTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM EDT...  
 
AT 401 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
ALCOA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...  
KNOXVILLE, MARYVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, ALCOA, PIGEON FORGE, LOUISVILLE,  
ROCKFORD, EAGLETON VILLAGE, KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS, AND WILDWOOD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3569 8397 3584 8409 3605 8369 3586 8344  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0801Z 241DEG 24KT 3580 8396  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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