Special Weather Statement
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
611 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

TNZ041-073-074-312245-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
611 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COCKE AND EAST
CENTRAL SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...

At 611 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gatlinburg, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman Center, Cosby,
and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3575 8349 3585 8329 3584 8328 3584 8327
      3582 8326 3583 8324 3573 8319 3573 8324
      3572 8325 3569 8326 3568 8328 3567 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 251DEG 14KT 3572 8342

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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