162  
WWUS84 KMRX 020252  
SPSMRX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1052 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
 
NCZ060-TNZ086-087-100>102-020330-  
CHEROKEE NC-WEST POLK TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-EAST POLK TN-  
SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-BRADLEY TN-  
1052 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL CHEROKEE  
 
SOUTHEASTERN BRADLEY...POLK AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH  
1130 PM EDT...  
 
AT 1052 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
BENTON, MOVING EAST AT 35 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...  
BENTON, DUCKTOWN, WILDWOOD LAKE, WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT REFUGE,  
CONASAUGA, PARKSVILLE, TURTLETOWN, RELIANCE, ARCHVILLE, AND HIWASSEE  
OCOEE STATE PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3499 8481 3514 8483 3531 8433 3503 8426  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 251DEG 32KT 3510 8464  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 
 
 
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