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WWUS84 KMRX 191919
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
319 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2026
TNZ016-017-VAZ002-005-192015-
SULLIVAN TN-HAWKINS TN-SCOTT VA-WISE VA-
319 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN
NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS...SCOTT AND SOUTH CENTRAL WISE COUNTIES THROUGH
415 PM EDT...
AT 319 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS 7 MILES NORTH OF GATE CITY, MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
KINGSPORT, BRISTOL TN, GATE CITY, SURGOINSVILLE, WEBER CITY, COLONIAL
HEIGHTS, WALNUT HILL, CHURCH HILL, MOUNT CARMEL, 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. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO CLOSELY MONITOR FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3662 8230 3660 8230 3660 8229 3652 8223
3642 8281 3678 8279 3680 8277 3681 8279
3683 8279 3691 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 351DEG 11KT 3674 8262
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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