Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 4:41PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 1:41pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 440 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Sweetwater, moving northwest at 10 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...
Lenoir City, Kingston, Sweetwater, Loudon, Fairview, Philadelphia,
Paint Rock, Bradbury, Tellico Village, and Ten Mile.
Instruction:
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.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
If on or near local lakes, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Roane; Loudon; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN
Sender: