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WWUS84 KMRX 061427  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1027 AM EDT SUN SEP 6 2026  
 
TNZ017-VAZ002-005-006-008-061530-  
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-WISE VA-RUSSELL VA-  
1027 AM EDT SUN SEP 6 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN  
 
SOUTHWESTERN RUSSELL...SCOTT...WEST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND WISE  
COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NORTON THROUGH 1130 AM EDT...  
 
AT 1026 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
EOLIA, OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF WHITESBURG, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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...  
KINGSPORT, NORTON, WISE, GATE CITY, BIG STONE GAP, WEBER CITY,  
COEBURN, APPALACHIA, ST. PAUL, AND NICKELSVILLE.  
 
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.  
 
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 3680 8208 3651 8252 3692 8287 3693 8286  
3695 8286 3697 8287 3699 8283 3701 8283  
3701 8279 3703 8276 3703 8275 3704 8274  
3705 8272 3707 8273 3708 8272  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1426Z 308DEG 26KT 3699 8279  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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