792  
WWUS84 KMRX 201829  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
229 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
TNZ083-084-099-201915-  
RHEA TN-HAMILTON TN-MEIGS TN-  
229 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2025  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RHEA
 
SOUTHWESTERN  
MEIGS AND NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...  
 
AT 229 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
DAYTON, MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
DAYTON, GRAYSVILLE, SALE CREEK, BIRCHWOOD, BIG SPRING, AND FLAT TOP  
MOUNTAIN.  
 
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 3537 8521 3545 8516 3545 8515 3547 8512  
3549 8514 3553 8512 3552 8511 3554 8511  
3553 8510 3555 8510 3555 8511 3558 8509  
3548 8486 3527 8495  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 013DEG 8KT 3545 8503  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
DGS  
 
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