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WWUS84 KMRX 180518
SPSMRX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
118 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
TNZ017-044-VAZ005-008-180615-
SULLIVAN TN-WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-SCOTT VA-
118 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN SULLIVAN
NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES
AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 215 AM EDT...
AT 118 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER COLONIAL HEIGHTS, OR NEAR KINGSPORT, MOVING
NORTHEAST 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...
JOHNSON CITY, KINGSPORT, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, GRAY, OAK GROVE,
WALNUT HILL, SPURGEON, COLONIAL HEIGHTS, AND TRI-CITY AIRPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 3664 8198 3637 8252 3646 8261 3677 8236
3671 8233 3674 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 224DEG 16KT 3649 8247
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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