426  
WWUS54 KMRX 160724  
SVSMRX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
324 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
TNC129-151-160733-  
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260316T0745Z/  
MORGAN TN-SCOTT TN-  
324 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN AND  
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT 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.  
 
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 8462 3591 8443 3604 8434  
3631 8418 3659 8403  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 270DEG 25KT 3641 8400 3566 8457  
 
 
 
TNC001-013-025-093-105-145-173-160745-  
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260316T0745Z/  
LOUDON TN-CLAIBORNE TN-ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN-CAMPBELL TN-ROANE TN-  
UNION TN-  
324 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT  
FOR CENTRAL LOUDON...NORTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE...ANDERSON...NORTHWESTERN  
KNOX...EASTERN CAMPBELL...EASTERN ROANE AND WESTERN UNION COUNTIES...  
 
AT 323 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES EAST OF LA FOLLETTE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
SWEETWATER, MOVING EAST AT 40 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, LOUDON,  
FARRAGUT, OLIVER SPRINGS, CARYVILLE, AND ROCKY TOP.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 40 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 356 AND 371.  
INTERSTATE 75 IN TENNESSEE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 84, AND  
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND 132.  
 
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 8462 3591 8443 3604 8434  
3631 8418 3659 8403  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 270DEG 25KT 3641 8400 3566 8457  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
CJM  
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