884  
WUUS54 KMRX 160641  
SVRMRX  
TNC011-065-107-115-121-143-153-160730-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0008.260316T0641Z-260316T0730Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
241 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
RHEA COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
NORTHWESTERN BRADLEY COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
MEIGS COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
SOUTHEASTERN SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
CENTRAL MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
HAMILTON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...  
 
* UNTIL 330 AM EDT/230 AM CDT/.  
 
* AT 241 AM EDT/141 AM CDT/, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR SPRING CITY TO 7 MILES NORTH OF TRENTON,  
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
CHATTANOOGA, CLEVELAND, ATHENS, DAYTON, DECATUR, SODDY-DAISY,  
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, SPRING CITY, WALDEN, AND LAKESITE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND  
59.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD  
WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY  
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT/500 AM CDT/ FOR  
EAST TENNESSEE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3499 8556 3545 8516 3547 8512 3548 8513  
3579 8486 3582 8479 3582 8478 3579 8474  
3576 8476 3574 8470 3572 8469 3570 8467  
3573 8464 3571 8462 3564 8462 3563 8452  
3561 8454 3558 8451 3499 8502  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 264DEG 32KT 3577 8486 3498 8552  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
DGS  
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