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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
356 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
POLK COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
MONROE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 500 AM EDT.
* AT 355 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF SWEETWATER TO 6 MILES EAST OF
COHUTTA, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MADISONVILLE, BENTON, DUCKTOWN, ETOWAH, VONORE, TELLICO PLAINS,
WILLIAM L. DAVENPORT REFUGE, MCGEE CARSON PENINSULA, BIG FROG
MOUNTAIN, AND PARKSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR EAST
TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3499 8478 3508 8474 3564 8431 3554 8380
3552 8388 3547 8392 3541 8402 3537 8401
3535 8404 3531 8404 3528 8401 3499 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0755Z 270DEG 33KT 3561 8436 3499 8485
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
DGS
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