


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
580 WWUS84 KMRX 222215 SPSMRX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Morristown TN 615 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 TNZ037-038-069-222300- Union TN-Grainger TN-Knox TN- 615 PM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT... At 615 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Plainview, or near Maynardville. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Maynardville, Plainview, Blaine, Luttrell, House Mountain State Park, Mascot, and Joppa. 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. && LAT...LON 3618 8355 3619 8356 3617 8356 3616 8359 3617 8360 3615 8360 3614 8363 3615 8364 3612 8365 3612 8367 3611 8367 3606 8377 3621 8389 3634 8365 TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 049DEG 3KT 3619 8370 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ DGS