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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
454 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

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Rhea TN-Bledsoe TN-Hamilton TN-Meigs TN-
454 PM EDT Thu Sep 4 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RHEA...MEIGS...SOUTH
CENTRAL BLEDSOE AND NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM
EDT/445 PM CDT/...

At 454 PM EDT/354 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Pikeville, moving east at 35 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...
Dayton, Decatur, Graysville, Evensville, Sale Creek, Old Washington,
Brayton, Birchwood, Big Spring, and Flat Top Mountain.

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 3540 8528 3564 8514 3561 8469 3526 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 279DEG 31KT 3551 8515

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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