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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
926 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT.
* AT 925 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BIG STONE GAP, OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF NORTON, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GATE CITY AROUND 950 PM EDT.
WEBER CITY AROUND 955 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE FORT
BLACKMORE, CLINCHPORT, HILTONS, AND MOUNT CARMEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3667 8235 3659 8262 3659 8270 3677 8281
3678 8279 3681 8277 3683 8272 3682 8270
3683 8268 3685 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 308DEG 19KT 3678 8270
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
KRS
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