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WWUS84 KMRX 051556
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1156 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
TNZ017-018-046-VAZ008-051645-
SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-JOHNSON TN-WASHINGTON VA-
1156 AM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SULLIVAN
JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN CARTER AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES
AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 1245 PM EDT...
AT 1156 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHILHOWIE TO NEAR BRISTOL VA. MOVEMENT WAS
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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...
BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, MOUNTAIN CITY, DAMASCUS, NEVA, LAUREL
BLOOMERY, SADIE, SHADY VALLEY, TRADE, AND SOUTH HOLSTON DAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3662 8161 3661 8165 3659 8168 3657 8168
3653 8171 3647 8170 3640 8174 3634 8171
3634 8175 3636 8179 3634 8185 3626 8195
3629 8198 3633 8200 3633 8202 3660 8223
3675 8168 3664 8162 3664 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 323DEG 22KT 3680 8173 3664 8223
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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