Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
634 PM EDT Sat Aug 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Morgan County in east Tennessee...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wartburg,
  moving south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Public.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wartburg, Sunbright, Oakdale, Coalfield, Pine Orchard, Frozen Head
  State Park, and Petros.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3598 8471 3622 8472 3626 8457 3623 8457
      3623 8453 3622 8452 3604 8437 3599 8444
      3597 8455 3595 8456 3595 8460 3593 8462
      3593 8465 3591 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 338DEG 9KT 3618 8461

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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