Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
543 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
TNZ040-041-070-073-074-202230-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Jefferson TN-Northwest Cocke TN-
Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
543 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...COCKE
AND EASTERN SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
At 543 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Newport, moving south at 25 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...
Newport, Gatlinburg, Dandridge, Baneberry, Parrottsville, Smoky
Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Balsam Mountain, Pittman
Center, Del Rio, and Bird Crossing.
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.
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LAT...LON 3605 8346 3604 8301 3579 8296 3577 8299
3579 8303 3579 8308 3577 8311 3577 8316
3573 8319 3572 8325 3569 8326 3566 8330
3566 8334 3561 8342 3561 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 355DEG 22KT 3596 8320
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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