{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1d27382778157bb0a3550a991dc3b1e82fd547b1.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 21 at 6:25PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1d27382778157bb0a3550a991dc3b1e82fd547b1.001.1","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":134,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 21 at 6:25PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter\n**Issued by:** NWS Morristown TN\n**Sent:** 2026-09-21T18:25:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-21T18:25:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-21T19:15:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong\nthunderstorms near Pine Crest, or near Erwin, moving east at 15 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nJohnson City, Elizabethton, Erwin, Banner Hill, Hampton, Pine Crest,\nMidway, Unicoi, Roane Mountain State Park, and Hampton Creek Cove\nState Park.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to\nlocalized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways."}