{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.00ea03ac700d75c13be4d2714752b79bae73c050.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 6:47PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.00ea03ac700d75c13be4d2714752b79bae73c050.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Morristown TN"},"word_count":112,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 18 at 6:47PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Claiborne; Grainger; Hamblen; Jefferson\n**Issued by:** NWS Morristown TN\n**Sent:** 2026-09-18T18:47:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-18T18:47:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-18T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near\nRutledge, moving southeast at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nMorristown, Jefferson City, Rutledge, New Market, Lone Mountain,\nThorn Hill, Panther Creek State Park, Alpha, and Buffalo Springs.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}