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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
755 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

TNZ041-073-074-190045-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
755 PM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN COCKE AND SOUTHEASTERN
SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...

At 754 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Gatlinburg, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Gatlinburg, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam
Mountain, Pittman Center, Round Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, Max Patch, and Waterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3574 8359 3585 8292 3579 8296 3577 8299
      3579 8303 3579 8308 3577 8311 3577 8316
      3573 8319 3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330
      3566 8335 3562 8340 3561 8344 3556 8350
      3557 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 340DEG 8KT 3572 8335

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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