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

TNZ041-074-162115-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-
427 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COCKE COUNTY
THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 13 miles south of
Newport, moving east at 15 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...
Pittman Center, Cosby, Hartford, and Waterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3570 8335 3579 8335 3585 8319 3589 8305
      3578 8301 3579 8308 3577 8311 3577 8316
      3573 8319 3573 8324 3572 8325 3570 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 261DEG 15KT 3577 8324

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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