083  
WWUS84 KMRX 202226  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
626 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
TNZ069-071-073-202315-  
KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-NW BLOUNT TN-  
626 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN KNOX AND  
NORTHWESTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...  
 
AT 626 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10  
MILES EAST OF KNOXVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
KNOXVILLE, SEVIERVILLE, MCMAHAN, SEYMOUR, KODAK, KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS,  
AND MASCOT.  
 
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 3601 8387 3607 8370 3606 8369 3605 8367  
3605 8368 3604 8367 3604 8365 3591 8351  
3582 8382  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 328DEG 7KT 3600 8376  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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