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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
TNC143-160715-
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RHEA TN-
306 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RHEA COUNTY 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR
EAST TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3658 8378 3613 8393 3566 8447 3567 8450
3562 8451 3569 8463 3573 8464 3571 8466
3577 8475 3659 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 270DEG 25KT 3646 8413 3571 8470
TNC001-013-025-093-105-129-145-151-173-160745-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260316T0745Z/
MORGAN TN-LOUDON TN-CLAIBORNE TN-ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN-CAMPBELL TN-
ROANE TN-SCOTT TN-UNION TN-
306 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN...CENTRAL LOUDON...NORTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE...
ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN KNOX...CAMPBELL...ROANE...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT
AND WESTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 305 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF LA FOLLETTE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FAIRVIEW, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OAK RIDGE, CLINTON, LENOIR CITY, LA FOLLETTE, KINGSTON, ROCKWOOD,
LOUDON, FARRAGUT, FAIRVIEW, AND OLIVER SPRINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 344 AND 371.
INTERSTATE 75 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 84, BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 114 AND 145, AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 148 AND 161.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR EAST
TENNESSEE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3658 8378 3613 8393 3566 8447 3567 8450
3562 8451 3569 8463 3573 8464 3571 8466
3577 8475 3659 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 270DEG 25KT 3646 8413 3571 8470
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CJM
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