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WWUS84 KMRX 051658
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1258 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
TNZ036-069-071-051745-
ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN-NW BLOUNT TN-
1258 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN KNOX
SOUTH
CENTRAL ANDERSON AND NORTHERN BLOUNT COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT...
AT 1258 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
KNOXVILLE, MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KNOXVILLE, OAK RIDGE, MARYVILLE, ALCOA, FARRAGUT, LOUISVILLE,
ROCKFORD, EAGLETON VILLAGE, FRIENDSVILLE, AND KARNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3572 8417 3576 8415 3577 8418 3581 8417
3584 8420 3604 8420 3608 8400 3587 8378
3581 8375 3581 8374 3579 8375 3570 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 352DEG 23KT 3597 8407
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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