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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
250 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
TNZ040-070-073-220730-
JEFFERSON TN-NORTHWEST COCKE TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-
250 AM EDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON
WEST
CENTRAL COCKE AND CENTRAL SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM EDT...
AT 250 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES EAST OF SEVIERVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
SEVIERVILLE, NEWPORT, DANDRIDGE, PIGEON FORGE, CHESTNUT HILL, BIRD
CROSSING, HARRISBURG, AND FAIRGARDEN.
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 3583 8360 3605 8345 3595 8317 3576 8344
3575 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0650Z 216DEG 13KT 3588 8344
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
BPH
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