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WWUS84 KMRX 081618
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1218 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
TNZ013-014-VAZ001-081700-
CLAIBORNE TN-CAMPBELL TN-LEE VA-
1218 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE
NORTHEASTERN CAMPBELL AND WESTERN LEE COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EDT...
AT 1218 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FONDE, OR NEAR MIDDLESBORO, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
NEW TAZEWELL, TAZEWELL, HARROGATE, CUMBERLAND GAP, ARTHUR, POWELL
RIVER PRESERVE, AND CLAIRFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3641 8358 3647 8401 3659 8396 3658 8369
3662 8365 3662 8363 3664 8361 3664 8358
3666 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 274DEG 17KT 3656 8381
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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