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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
708 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
TNZ017-018-046-VAZ008-182345-
SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-JOHNSON TN-WASHINGTON VA-
708 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SULLIVAN
NORTHWESTERN
JOHNSON...NORTHERN CARTER AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND
THE CITY OF BRISTOL THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
AT 707 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF MOUNTAIN CITY TO 6 MILES EAST
OF OAK GROVE. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 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, BRISTOL TN, BRISTOL VA, ABINGDON, WALNUT HILL, BLUFF
CITY, MORRIL'S CAVE, BLOUNTVILLE, SADIE, AND SHADY VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3671 8179 3643 8197 3638 8230 3640 8230
3640 8236 3660 8233 3660 8230 3665 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 205DEG 23KT 3649 8200 3643 8231
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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