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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
459 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

TNZ041-043-162130-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Southeast Greene TN-
459 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN COCKE COUNTY
THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 11 miles southeast
of Newport, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Round Mountain, Del Rio, Max Patch, and Waterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3586 8315 3588 8307 3595 8301 3600 8292
      3595 8288 3594 8290 3593 8291 3593 8292
      3588 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292 3582 8295
      3579 8296 3578 8301 3579 8308 3577 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 245DEG 18KT 3584 8305

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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