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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
959 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
TNZ071-072-086-087-230245-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-
NW BLOUNT TN-
959 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BLOUNT AND NORTHEASTERN
MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT...
AT 959 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF SMOKY MOUNTAINS-TWENTYMILE CREEK, OR 14 MILES
SOUTH OF MARYVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-TWENTYMILE CREEK, SMOKY MOUNTAINS-FONTANA AREA,
TOWNSEND, TALASSEE, CADES COVE, HAPPY VALLEY, AND DEALS GAP.
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.
LAT...LON 3547 8411 3564 8410 3569 8374 3556 8374
3556 8377 3552 8383 3552 8388 3547 8392
3547 8394 3546 8395 3546 8396 3545 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 268DEG 16KT 3554 8399
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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