618  
WWUS84 KMRX 170241  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1041 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
TNZ081>085-098>100-170330-  
SEQUATCHIE TN-RHEA TN-BLEDSOE TN-MARION TN-BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-  
MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-  
1041 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
..GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT RHEA...CENTRAL BRADLEY  
SOUTHEASTERN  
SEQUATCHIE...SOUTHEASTERN BLEDSOE...MEIGS...CENTRAL MCMINN...  
SOUTHEASTERN MARION AND HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT/1030 PM  
CDT/...  
 
AT 1040 PM EDT/940 PM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A GUST FRONT  
FROM AN EARLIER AREA OF CONVECTION ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR  
SPRING CITY TO NEAR BRIDGEPORT. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHATTANOOGA, CLEVELAND, ATHENS, DAYTON, JASPER, DECATUR, SODDY-DAISY,  
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, SPRING CITY, AND WALDEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3499 8569 3572 8494 3556 8449 3553 8448  
3499 8503  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 282DEG 35KT 3566 8496 3498 8566  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH  
 
 
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