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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
859 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
TNZ082-083-041345-
RHEA TN-BLEDSOE TN-
859 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RHEA AND
NORTHEASTERN BLEDSOE COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM EDT/845 AM CDT/...
AT 859 AM EDT/759 AM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPRING CITY, OR 13 MILES NORTH OF DAYTON. THIS
THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 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...
SPRING CITY, PINEY FALLS STATE PARK, GRANDVIEW, AND STINGING FORK
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.
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 3566 8513 3576 8499 3577 8494 3576 8492
3578 8490 3578 8488 3583 8480 3583 8479
3582 8478 3582 8479 3581 8477 3577 8475
3575 8476 3558 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 1259Z 135DEG 2KT 3569 8496
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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