


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
706 WWUS84 KMRX 121855 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 255 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 TNZ085-086-100>102-121945- West Polk TN-Northwest Monroe TN-East Polk TN-Bradley TN-McMinn TN- 255 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BRADLEY...POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT... At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Etowah to 9 miles southeast of Wildwood Lake. Movement was 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... Benton, Etowah, Conasauga, Big Frog Mountain, Parksville, Bullet Creek, Reliance, Archville, Hiwassee Ocoee State Park, and Dentville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3499 8485 3534 8469 3532 8434 3499 8449 TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 263DEG 13KT 3530 8459 3500 8473 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ SR