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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
726 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

TNZ040>043-190015-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Greene TN-Northwest Cocke TN-
Southeast Greene TN-
726 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN COCKE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

At 726 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 9 miles southeast of
Newport, moving northeast at 10 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...
Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Caney Branch, Del Rio, Cedar Creek, Round
Mountain, Hartford, Max Patch, and Waterville.

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3592 8320 3611 8291 3595 8279 3593 8280
      3592 8282 3595 8285 3594 8290 3593 8291
      3593 8292 3588 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292
      3577 8299 3579 8308 3577 8311 3576 8316
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 256DEG 11KT 3586 8310

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

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