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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
226 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025
 

TNZ073-074-151915-
Sevier Smoky Mountains TN-North Sevier TN-
226 PM EDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SEVIER COUNTY
THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gatlinburg. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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-Kuwohi,
Pittman Center, Elkmont, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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 3569 8363 3582 8344 3566 8331 3566 8335
      3564 8336 3561 8342 3561 8344 3558 8348
      3557 8349 3556 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 240DEG 4KT 3566 8348 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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