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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
613 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
TNZ016-017-042-044-182300-
Sullivan TN-Washington TN-Northwest Greene TN-Hawkins TN-
613 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SULLIVAN...
NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN
GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...

At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Surgoinsville, or 11 miles east of Rogersville,
moving northeast at 15 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...
Kingsport, Surgoinsville, Colonial Heights, Church Hill, Baileyton,
Sullivan Gardens, Fall Branch, Kepler, Jearoldstown, and Bays
Mountain Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3647 8253 3628 8272 3636 8293 3659 8285
      3659 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 211DEG 12KT 3638 8280 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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