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WWUS54 KMRX 160657
SVSMRX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
257 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TNC115-153-160706-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260316T0730Z/
SEQUATCHIE TN-MARION TN-
257 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SEQUATCHIE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR EAST
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3499 8543 3577 8476 3570 8467 3573 8464
3571 8462 3564 8462 3563 8454 3558 8451
3500 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 274DEG 32KT 3572 8471 3499 8537
TNC011-065-107-121-143-160730-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260316T0730Z/
RHEA TN-BRADLEY TN-MEIGS TN-MCMINN TN-HAMILTON TN-
257 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL RHEA...NORTHWESTERN BRADLEY...MEIGS...CENTRAL MCMINN AND
HAMILTON COUNTIES...
AT 256 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF SPRING CITY TO LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN,
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, SWEETWATER, DECATUR,
SODDY-DAISY, LAKESITE, CHARLESTON, AND RIDGESIDE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND
60.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR EAST
TENNESSEE.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3499 8543 3577 8476 3570 8467 3573 8464
3571 8462 3564 8462 3563 8454 3558 8451
3500 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 274DEG 32KT 3572 8471 3499 8537
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
DGS
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