780  
WWUS84 KMRX 211925  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
325 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
TNZ012-013-036-037-212015-  
ANDERSON TN-SCOTT TN-UNION TN-CAMPBELL TN-  
325 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ANDERSON  
SOUTHERN  
CAMPBELL...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND WEST CENTRAL UNION COUNTIES THROUGH  
415 PM EDT...  
 
AT 325 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
JACKSBORO, OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LA FOLLETTE, MOVING SOUTHEAST 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...  
OAK RIDGE, CLINTON, LA FOLLETTE, JACKSBORO, CARYVILLE, ROCKY TOP,  
NORRIS, NORRIS DAM STATE PARK, SMOKEY JUNCTION, AND ANDERSONVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3630 8441 3639 8424 3623 8392 3601 8428  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 320DEG 15KT 3626 8423  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
KRS  
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