196  
WWUS54 KMRX 230213  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1013 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
TNC163-179-VAC169-230230-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0163.000000T0000Z-260823T0230Z/  
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON TN-SCOTT VA-  
1013 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL SULLIVAN...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1013 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSPORT,  
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
JOHNSON CITY, KINGSPORT, BRISTOL TN, OAK GROVE, WALNUT HILL,  
SPURGEON, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, BLUFF CITY, MORRIL'S CAVE, AND TRI-CITY  
AIRPORT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 26 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 20.  
INTERSTATE 81 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 60 AND 74.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3639 8230 3635 8237 3632 8242 3650 8249  
3656 8251 3662 8252 3669 8241 3663 8232  
3662 8230 3660 8229 3660 8227 3649 8211  
3640 8230  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 317DEG 24KT 3657 8243  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
KRS  
 
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