392  
WWUS84 KMRX 210911  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
511 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
TNZ014-015-037-038-211000-  
CLAIBORNE TN-HANCOCK TN-UNION TN-GRAINGER TN-  
511 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CLAIBORNE
 
SOUTHWESTERN  
HANCOCK...GRAINGER AND NORTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 600 AM  
EDT...  
 
AT 511 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7  
MILES NORTHWEST OF RUTLEDGE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...  
RUTLEDGE, NEW TAZEWELL, BEAN STATION, TAZEWELL, HARROGATE,  
SPRINGDALE, LONE MOUNTAIN, HOWARD QUARTER, THORN HILL, AND POWELL  
RIVER PRESERVE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3641 8324 3640 8325 3640 8328 3639 8327  
3638 8329 3637 8327 3635 8327 3619 8354  
3643 8386 3659 8357  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 235DEG 22KT 3633 8363  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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