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WWUS84 KMRX 051949
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
349 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
TNZ082-083-052030-
RHEA TN-BLEDSOE TN-
349 PM EDT SAT SEP 5 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RHEA AND BLEDSOE
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT/330 PM CDT/...
AT 349 PM EDT/249 PM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF PIKEVILLE, MOVING SOUTH 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...
PIKEVILLE, EVENSVILLE, MELVINE, MOUNT CREST, AND FALL CREEK FALLS
STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3568 8531 3572 8526 3575 8527 3575 8526
3576 8527 3577 8510 3576 8509 3577 8504
3575 8503 3575 8500 3555 8489 3551 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 347DEG 12KT 3570 8516
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SR
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